DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN THE UNITED STATES: PROGRESS, SETBACKS, AND NEW DIRECTIONS Lundy Bancroft
AREAS OF PROGRESS Understanding of power and control Services for battered women Police response / high risk teams Social support for leaving
AREAS OF NEED Prosecution response Quality of batterer programs Faith community response Understanding women who don’t or can’t leave
AREAS OF CRISIS Family law, child custody Public assistance Child protective systems Backlash
HOW TO HELP Organizing activism Teach courses / do research Community task forces Lobbying, writing legislation Running for office