Violence and abuse in society Books

36 Disturbing True Crime Stories of Murder and DeceptionThree Book Collection: Volumes 16, 17, and 18 of the True Crime Case Histories Series*** This series can be read in any order ***Journey into the darkest corners of the human psyche with twelve...

La violencia doméstica no es solo un asunto privado-es una crisis social que deja cicatrices invisibles en las víctimas, las familias y comunidades enteras. Su impacto se extiende a todos los aspectos de la vida, cruzando fronteras raciales, económicas y...

Trauma-informed maternity care is essential for women who are survivors of childhood abuse. Pregnancy and birth can bring up long-suppressed memories and feelings that have implications for women's health and wellbeing as they become mothers. Welcoming a...

This book gives a detailed account of the 'communal riots' between Hindus and Muslims in Mumbai (then Bombay) in 1992-93. The explore the role language, work, housing and rehabilitation have on the lives of those who live with violence.

This book offers a groundbreaking exploration of the pervasive issue of gender-based violence (GBV) within the realms of art and cultural production. This collection of essays delves into both the overt and subtle forms of GBV. It spans sexual...

Harvesting Silence is the powerful true story of Sarah Cook's journey from voiceless child to courageous survivor.Growing up in the leafy Sydney suburb of Hunters Hill, NSW, Australia, Sarah's life appeared idyllic-her father, a WWII hero and beloved...

A lifeless newborn baby is found discarded in a motel Dumpster. Authorities quickly arrest the infant's teenage parents, charging them with murder. Did Amy Grossberg and Brian Peterson, in fact, murder their own baby? Tammy Wynette died suddenly at a...

Utilizes Greek tragedy to investigate the fundamentally arbitrary and violent nature of justice.A purely political understanding of justice does not convey the cosmological origins of the ancient conception of justice, Dikē, in Aeschylus's Oresteia...

Tali Solace finally takes steps to divorce her narcissistic husband. This life-altering decision teaches her that escaping from her charming, handsome husband means learning how to play his game to defeat his mental, emotional, and physical threats...

In this book Lisa takes you through the inner most depths of her soul. From identity confusion of not knowing or understanding the difference between a boy and girl and which one she most identified with to molestation and sexual assault to catching her...

This book is a conglomeration of words which embodies signs, patterns, principles and lessons taught consciously and subconsciously. You will find that history repeats itself, and the generation thereafter will either suffer or benefit from your life...

Domestic to Interpersonal Violence: An Interdisciplinary Approach is geared toward medicolegal teams looking to gain knowledge on the various facets of domestic, intimate partner, and interpersonal violence. The book contains thoughtful...

Tough Guy is the creation story of Jimmy. As he becomes a man, Jimmy's personality, abusive tendencies, and selfishness are deeply ingrained into his psyche. Jimmy has little awareness or concern about the impact he has on the people most deserving of...

Nobody wants to believe that the relationship, family, corporation, or religion they are involved in is an abusive system. That's why it can be particularly difficult to identify these systems in our lives, and even more difficult to leave them. I Walked...

"Amparo Hernández para mí era "Dee". Atesoro cada instante que compartimos los domingos por la mañana. Consultábamos las Escrituras y estudiábamos juntas durante nuestra hora de Escuela Dominical. Ella amaba la Biblia y me conmovió de tal forma que...

"Is it possible to describe the confusion and shame I felt every time daddy came to my bedroom and used me to fulfill his sexual perversion? Is it possible to describe the fear that consumed me when I thought I was pregnant with my dad's baby?" Daddy's...

This book is about a family consumed by violence, and also how it affected different members of the family. This book also shows how the abuse or violence affected the parents as the perpetrators. Then the book shows where the violence came from and how...

Gloria is a young fifteen year old girl who just wants to get through high school so she can move forward into her future. Her ambitions to become a successful artist are tragically ruined because a high school bully gets his revenge. Her dystopian...

Il sesso nel tempio di Dio - 15 semplici modi per capire, identificare e superare l' immoralità sessuale e le trappole emotive nella tua vita è stato scritto come un libro pratico su "come fare" per aiutarti a porre fine all'intreccio sessuale ed emotivo...

Sex in den Tempel Gottes - 15 einfache Wege zu U nderstand, identifizieren und überwinden Sexuelle Unmoral und emotionale Fallen in Ihrem Leben wurde als praktisches geschrieben „ wie man" Buch zu Hilfe , die Sie für immer sexuelle und emotionale...

Le sexe dans le temple de Dieu - 15 façons simples de comprendre, d'identifier et de surmonter l' immoralité sexuelle et les pièges émotionnels dans votre vie ont été écrits comme un livre pratique expliquant comment vous aider à mettre fin pour toujours...

Sex in God's Temple - 15 Easy Ways to Understand, Identify and Overcome Sexual Immorality and Emotional Traps in Your Life was written as a practical "how to" book to help you end sexual and emotional entanglement forever.What is my motivation for...

Sexo en el templo de Dios: 15 maneras fáciles de comprender, identificar y superar la inmoralidad sexual y las trampas emocionales en su vida se escribió como un libro práctico de "cómo hacerlo" para ayudarlo a terminar con el enredo sexual y emocional...

This book is a journey into the madness of the human mind and the innate and evolutionary factors that have created the most aggressive and violent species ever to walk the earth. The true selfish nature of humans has allowed them to become susceptible...

Do you find yourself stuck in cycles of conflict, relationship turmoil, and constantly having to defend yourself with your partner? Feeling misunderstood, manipulated, gaslit, and unloved­ these are all signs that you may be in a toxic relationship...

"In Play It Safe: A Teen's Guide to Personal Safety, Phone Safety, and Police Safety, Dr. Raymond Trigg, a seasoned retired police officer with a passion for education and self-awareness, provides a comprehensive guide for teens to promote their personal...

This book is the culmination of three years of research into sexual violence policies and sexual consent education at post-secondary institutions across Canada.

Digital tools have a clear educational purpose, but how do we help students with the darker corners of the web? This book provides timely, much-needed advice for educators on how to teach students to handle the anger and divisiveness that pervades social...

The Successful Failure was originally written as a statement for Lambeth Council when it set up the Shirley Oaks redress scheme for payments to children who had been abused in care. Michael Tarraga was one such resident, although Lambeth refused full...

What is the Meat Rack?It was a place for boys to be sold for sex in Central London. The boys would line up, waiting to be picked. Customers would then approach the pimps and tell them which boy they wanted.Michael Tarraga was a Meat Rack Boy in the 1950s...

This text offers a balance of clinical and social psychological theory and research, as well as prevention and intervention techniques with the purpose of understanding and ultimately ending gender-based violence.

In this psychologically gripping memoir, Blake Allmendinger returns to his childhood home after a forty-year absence. His homecoming to the struggling farming community of Rocky Ford, Colorado, formerly known as the Melon Capital of the World, forces the...

Backs Against the Wall: Battered Women's Resistance Strategies tackles several controversial aspects involved with intimate partner violence (IPV)-namely the approaches many victims use when resisting their oppressors. This sensitive and sensible...

Multiple killings by serial or spree killers and the mass violence seen in war crimes and other atrocities have typically been understood as discrete category types, which can foster the view that there are fundamentally different kinds of human beings,...

Based on large research material collected in Hungary, Macedonia, Serbia and Bulgaria Social change, Gender and Violence is the book which explores the impact of transition from communism and war on everyday life of women and...

Las chicas complicadas son la cara B de la sedución. Ellas son las relaciones tóxicas y las complicaciones. Ligar es fácil con chicas normales, pero, aqui te ves envuelto en problemas. Este libro es una guía para sobrevivir a todo esto. No todo es bonito...

Lock the docks and bolt the windows, it's time to countdown the one hundred deadliest serial killers in history. What follows is a grisly and gruesome menagerie of killers you really wouldn't want to meet on a dark night! 

The Raynor-Moland Feud is a historical book written by Howard Ray Allgood and published in 1918. The book details the infamous feud between two families, the Raynors and the Molands, in the southern United States during the late 19th century. The feud...

""The Frontier Policy of Pennsylvania"" is a historical book written by George Arthur Cribbs and originally published in 1919. The book explores the early history of Pennsylvania and the state's frontier policy during the colonial period. The author...

The Biology of Twins: Mammals is a book written by Horatio Hackett Newman in 1917. The book explores the nature of twins in mammals, including humans, and delves into the biological processes that lead to the development of twins. The author examines the...

""The Annexation of Hawaii, A Right and a Duty: An Address"" is a historical document written by Harry Bingham in 1898. The book is an address that argues in favor of the annexation of Hawaii by the United States. The author presents various reasons why...

Leading scholars and policy analysts from around the Americas come together to untangle the factors that have fuelled the implementation of mano dura politics, their rising popularity, and impacts across nine widely heterogeneous countries in Latin...

This book examines the roots of systemic aggression against women in contemporary Mexico, and the connection between social practices and the institutional permissiveness of the Mexican State with regard to gendered violence.

This edited collection brings together leading and emerging scholars in the important field of sexual violence scholarship.

The survey, which was conducted from November 1995 to May 1996, consisted of telephone interviews with a nationally representative sample of 8,000 U.S. women and 8,000 U.S. men about their experiences as victims of various forms of violence, including...

Sexual homicide continues to be one of the most widely reported and sensationalised forms of murder, attracting fascination from the public and scholars alike. Despite this continued interest, few empirical studies have been conducted on this particular...

Are You an "Unconscious Racist"?Stop Asian Hate with this Concise Exercise Handbook✓In the world we live in, it is so easy to get caught up in ourselves and our own identities. People around us, however, are going through just as much as us and something...