This guide is an introduction to the research process that, while not being an exhaustive list of information resources available, should be helpful in getting started in your research about domestic violence. Below you will find pointers to suggested research terms about domestic violence, materials in the library catalog about domestic violence, websites relevant to domestic violence, and links to library databases that contain information about domestic violence. Please use our email reference service, contact us at (310) 434-4254, or visit us in the library at the reference desk if you need further assistance.
Suggested Research Terms
One of the really helpful things when searching for information about a topic is a short list of terms related to a topic. We think the following terms will help with your research about domestic violence:
- family violence
- abused men
- abused women
- abused children
- adult child abuse victims
- child welfare
Materials in the library catalog about domestic violence
We have the following materials in the library catalog about domestic violence:
Websites on domestic violence
The following websites will help you with your research on domestic violence:
- Fact Sheet on Domestic Violence
From the Family Violence Prevention Fund. Includes information on prevalence of violence, health issues, rape and stalking, as well as links to fact sheets on related topics. - Domestic Violence and Abuse: Types, Signs, Symptoms, Causes, and Effects
This help guide includes information on physical, emotional, sexual, financial, and spiritual abuse, cause and effect, and web resources. The site is a non-profit project of the Rotary Club of Santa Monica and Center for Healthy Aging. - Intimate Partner Violence Fact Sheet
From the Centers for Disease Control (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services). Information on intimate partner violence against men and women. Includes statistics, physical, psychological, health, social and economic consequences of abuse, and risk factors for both victimization and perpetration. - Children’s Bureau
A division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Children’s Bureau site includes Frequently Asked Questions fact sheets, statistics, initiatives and research on child welfare, abuse, adoption and foster care, and other related topics. - Crimes Against Children Research Center
The CCRC provides research and statistics about the nature of crimes including child abduction, homicide, rape, assault, and physical and sexual abuse as well as their impact. - MaleSurvivor
This organization provides resources and support for men who were sexually victimized as children, adolescents, or adults. The site includes information on resources, victimization and community safety. - For information specifically on battered women, please see that research topic guide.
Library Databases relevant to domestic violence
The following Santa Monica College Library online databases may contain material relevant to domestic violence. Databases may include magazine, newspaper and journal articles. Off-campus users, please note: you must be a Santa Monica College student, faculty or staff member to use these services.
Academic Search Premier, MasterFile Premier
Academic Search Premier and MasterFile Premier provide full text for over 6200 periodicals including full text for more than 3,500 peer-reviewed journals. Coverage spans virtually every area of academic study and offers information dating as far back as 1975.
Academic Search Premier and MasterFile Premier provide full text for over 6200 periodicals including full text for more than 3,500 peer-reviewed journals. Coverage spans virtually every area of academic study and offers information dating as far back as 1975.
National Newspapers (1985- current)
Local, regional and national news coverage from selected newspapers, including the Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, Denver Post, USA Today, Christian Science Monitor.
Local, regional and national news coverage from selected newspapers, including the Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, Denver Post, USA Today, Christian Science Monitor.
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
Provides coverage of nearly 550 full text journals, covering topics such as emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry & psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational and experimental methods.
Provides coverage of nearly 550 full text journals, covering topics such as emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry & psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational and experimental methods.
Medline
Search abstracts from over 4,600 biomedical journals for information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and much more.
Search abstracts from over 4,600 biomedical journals for information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and much more.
Health Source
Health Source: Consumer Edition offers information on many health topics including the medical sciences, food sciences and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine and general health. Has full text for nearly 300 journals.
Health Source: Consumer Edition offers information on many health topics including the medical sciences, food sciences and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine and general health. Has full text for nearly 300 journals.
Philosophy and Religion Collection
Covers such topics as epistemology, political philosophy, philosophy of language, moral philosophy and the history of philosophy, world religions, biblical studies, religious history. Includes more than 300 full text journals.
Covers such topics as epistemology, political philosophy, philosophy of language, moral philosophy and the history of philosophy, world religions, biblical studies, religious history. Includes more than 300 full text journals.
Encyclopedia Americana
Includes 45,000 articles, plus thousands of hypertext links to web sites featuring additional data. It is updated quarterly.
Includes 45,000 articles, plus thousands of hypertext links to web sites featuring additional data. It is updated quarterly.
Encyclopedia, Funk and Wagnalls New World
Provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries covering a variety of subject areas.
Provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries covering a variety of subject areas.
JSTOR
Back issues of over 300 scholarly journals in a wide variety of disciplines: African American Studies, African Studies, Anthropology, Archeology, Art and Architecture, Asian Studies, Ecology, Economics, Education, Finance, Geography, History, Language & Literature, Latin American Studies, Mathematics, Music, Middle East Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, Population Studies, Slavic Studies, Sociology and Statistics.
Back issues of over 300 scholarly journals in a wide variety of disciplines: African American Studies, African Studies, Anthropology, Archeology, Art and Architecture, Asian Studies, Ecology, Economics, Education, Finance, Geography, History, Language & Literature, Latin American Studies, Mathematics, Music, Middle East Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, Population Studies, Slavic Studies, Sociology and Statistics.
Communication and Mass Media Complete
A resource for students, researchers, and educators interested in any and all aspects of communication and mass media.
A resource for students, researchers, and educators interested in any and all aspects of communication and mass media.
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