Domestic Violence

The consequences of immigration law can keep spouses trapped in abusive relationships.

• By Arvind Dilawar

New research shows that current boyfriends or girlfriends are more likely than spouses to engage in certain types of violent behavior.

• By Tom Jacobs

Pacific Standard spoke with Kara Bellew, a partner at a matrimonial and family law firm, about the best route for survivors to seek a divorce, and how abusers are able to manipulate the legal system.

• By Natalie Pattillo

The attorney general's decision to bar domestic abuse survivors from obtaining asylum seems out of step with a country engaged in a burgeoning movement against assault, advocates say.

• By Massoud Hayoun

For years advocates have wondered: How can abusers effectively be held accountable for stalking, harassing, assaulting, threatening, or killing their current and former partners? Kingston, New York, might have an answer.

• By Natalie Pattillo

Despite growing evidence that abusers often use custody battles to retain control over their former spouses, Congress is still punting on basic protections for survivors.

• By Natalie Pattillo

The Central Asian nation has a far greater number of female prisoners jailed for murder of a male family member than other countries in the region.

• By Nina Teggarty

Writer-director Leena Yadav talks about injecting Sex in the City-style humor into a movie about a crisis in women's rights.

• By Katie Kilkenny

In New Zealand, you can ask the police, thanks to a new policy designed to combat the nation's domestic violence epidemic.

• By Kate Wheeling

A distinct criminological profile emerges when researchers study the men and women who kill family members.

• By Kate Wheeling

Two studies show that fighting domestic violence just isn't that easy.

• By Nathan Collins

A conversation about the limitations of the “broken windows” theory and our unreasonable expectations of the police.

• By Lauren Kirchner

The Violence Against Women Act, signed into law by President Clinton in 1994, has radically changed the way Americans think about sexual and domestic violence. But recent evidence suggests that VAWA has protected certain populations of Americans far better than others.

• By P.R. Lockhart

In every issue, we fix our gaze on an everyday photograph and chase down facts about details in the frame.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

Let’s stop arguing about how much of the pay gap is due to women’s “choices.” Those choices are often products of sexism hidden from view.

• By Maya Dusenbery

After Alexis Coe takes a bad fall on a hiking trail, the language of the creek reveals a connection to the city.

• By Alexis Coe

A new, large analysis of previous studies finds being in abusive relationships makes women and girls less likely to use contraception of all kinds.

• By Francie Diep

A review of new proposals to put a stop to elder abuse and support the rights of the elderly around the world.

• By Lauren Kirchner

For some, the sense that they are not sufficiently masculine leads to stress, and ultimately to striking out at the women closest to them.

• By Tom Jacobs

In an experiment, scientists found a correlation between low blood glucose and higher levels of spousal frustration.

• By John Upton

Ironically, researchers find the “cuddle hormone” apparently plays a role in sparking violent behavior toward one’s romantic partner.

• By Tom Jacobs

Only three percent of shelters nationwide can accommodate domestic animals, and many people refuse to leave them behind.

• By Kathryn Joyce

Doctors consider how to respond to the domestic abuse of female veterans.

• By Lauren Kirchner

Domestic violence may not be on the decline, but a new study suggests that acceptance of it is.

• By Joel Smith