This vocabulary contains approximately 950 English and 1,000 French terms accompanied by definitions, explanatory contexts, usage samples, phraseological units and linguistic notes. A special effort has been made to cross-reference related terms. The names of some key national and federal organizations and publications have been included.

The purpose of this review is to provide an analytical overview of recent literature in the area of family violence. The review covers scholarly research, theoretical approaches and practical applications to prevention, protection and treatment of family violence.

René Vogel et son équipe présentent dans cet ouvrage leur approche de la violence intrafamiliale à partir de leur expérience de terrain, doublée d'une réflexion théorique, pratique et citoyenne qui pose un constat et une conviction : face à la violence intrafamiliale, seule une approche intégrée de la violence permet de réagir avec efficience.