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Domestic Violence and Child Abuse

The terms domestic violence, battering, family violence, spousal abuse, and child abuse are broad terms that are used to describe the emotional, physical or sexual abuse that may occur within a family or household. This guide provides help locating books, journal articles, statistics, newspaper articles and Web resources on domestic violence.

Background Info || Journal Articles || Core Journals || Books || Websites || Style Guides

Find Background Information - Reference Materials

Browse through an encyclopedia, dictionary, or handbook to get an overview of the subject and determine the best way to approach your topic. The library maintains many more sources than those listed here, so it is often helpful to browse the shelves around the call numbers to locate other relevant resources.

The Encyclopedia of Child Abuse. Located in McHenry Reference, call number HV6626.5.C57 2001

Childhood sexual abuse : A Reference Handbook. Located in McHenry Reference, call number HV6570 .K55 1995

Domestic Violence : A Reference Handbook. Located in McHenry Reference, call number HQ809.3.U5 M385 1995

Violence in America : An Encyclopedia. Located in McHenry Reference, call number HN90.V5 V5474 1999  3 Vol. Set

The Family in America : An Encyclopedia. Located in McHenry Reference, call number HQ536 .H365 2001  3 Vol. set

Sourcebook on Violence Against Women. Located in McHenry Reference, call number HV6250.4.W65 S68 2001 

International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences. Located in McHenry Reference, call number H41 .I58 2001 and online at http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/referenceworks/0080430767

Find Journal Articles

Note: All online resources are available by connecting to the Library Research Web page (http://library.ucsc.edu/research.html) and searching for the resource by title.

The UC-eLinks icon in most online databases will help you find the actual copy of the journal article after you've found the citation for the article in the database. UC-eLinks will provide links to electronic text when available, the call numbers for print copies of journals, and forms for requesting items through interlibrary loan if UCSC does not own the journal. See the UC-eLinks Guide (http://library.ucsc.edu/ref/howto/elinks.html) for more information.

Core Journals

Child Abuse and Neglect
Available online, 1995 - current

Child Abuse Review
Available online, 1997 - current

Journal of Family Violence
Located in McHenry Library, call number HQ809.J68. Also available online.

Journal of Interpersonal Violence
Located in McHenry Library, call number HV6618 .J68. Also available online.

Sexual Abuse : A Journal of Research and Treatment
Available online, 2000 - current

Violence Against Women
Located in McHenry Library, call number HV6250.4.W65 V5565. Also available online.

Find Books

CRUZCAT (http://cruzcat.ucsc.edu) is UCSC's Online Library Catalog. It includes books, periodicals, maps, videos, government publications, CDs, music scores, and more materials located in both McHenry and the Science and Engineering Library. CRUZCAT does not include the text of journal articles.

The MELVYL Union Catalog (http://melvyl.cdlib.org) contains the holdings all nine UC Libraries. It also has links to request items UCSC does not own through interlibrary loan.

Try the following Library of Congress subject headings to find books about abuse:

Find Websites

Note: Not all information on the Web has not been evaluated by librarians or scholars. If you are using a Web page as a possible research citation, apply the criteria on the Web Evaluation Guide (http://library.ucsc.edu/ref/howto/evaluate.html) to determine the quality of your source.

National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information (http://www.calib.com/nccanch/)
Contains links to statistics, legislation, organizations, and conferences.

Infomine Search for Domestic Violence (http://infomine.ucr.edu/)
Links to sites, databases, and California and federal government reports.

Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse Electronic Clearinghouse (http://www.mincava.umn.edu/)
Comprehensive site with links to bibliographies and online articles a variety of subjects.

Style Guides

How to Use MLA Bibliographic Style from UCSC Library (http://library.ucsc.edu/ref/howto/mla_citations.html)

How to Use APA Bibliographic Style from UCSC Library (http://library.ucsc.edu/ref/howto/apa_citations.html)