NCJ Number
235475
Journal
Aggression and Violent Behavior Volume: 16 Issue: 4 Dated: July/August 2011 Pages: 325-330
Date Published
August 2011
Length
6 pages
Annotation
This article reviews the current state of research on women who abuse their children.
Abstract
This article critically reviews current knowledge on abused women who abuse their children. First, the stage is set by examining the history of handling this sensitive issue by the battered women's movement and child welfare services, pointing at its marginalization by both scholars and practitioners. Then the empirical research on this phenomenon is presented, following by a discussion of why this scholarship is so limited. The article concludes by outlining a proposal for an alternative feminist scholarship on this topic. (Published Abstract)