Battered Women in America The American scene
l 4 M reported/2-3 M unreported (est.) incidents
l approx. 1 incident every 12 seconds
l leading cause of injury among women aged 17-28
l 1/8 of homicides (75% of female homicides)
l 3000 murders committed by husbands
l individual health/psychological/economic damage
l $4 billion medical, productivity loss, absenteeism
l dysfunctional families, societal problems
? trans-generational perpetuation of battery pattern
3. Steinbacher & Kaufman, Bielefeld 1994