Battered Women, Children, and Welfare Reform: The Ties That Bind

Two topics of current concern — domestic violence and welfare reform — are linked in this timely book that has been developed by leading academics, practitioners, advocates, policymakers, and abused welfare recipients. The chapters explore various threads that link family violence to welfare including: how public assistance can provide the financial support necessary for escaping violence; how batterers restrict their partner's employment and educational opportunities, thereby preventing them…