Provides comprehensive coverage of all areas of family violence. Includes special topics such as gay and lesbian abuse, ritualistic abuse, and victim's abuse. The only text to cover stalking of women and sexual violence in the workplace. Pedagogy includes learning objectives, in-chapter exercises, end-of-chapter problems, case studies, and vignettes. New current topics include Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy, the au pair murder trial, parricide, and false memory syndrome.