Annotated

Bibliography
Who are substantial victims of Domestic
Abuse?
Samantha Escalera

Annotated Bibliography based on the research questions

Who are substantial victims of domestic abuse?
Dont Let Yourself | El Paso Domestic/Dating Abuse Initiative. (2011, March 04).
Retrieved March 31, 2016, from http://www.dontletyourself.org/
According to No Me Dejes, victims of domestic abuse can be any age, sex,
culture, religion, education, employment, or marital status. While men and
women are both substantial victims of domestic abuse, women are prone to be
victims. It is important to understand that domestic abuse can happen to people
who are married, single, divorced, separated and dating. It can also occur to
children from their parents. According to the local statistics, in 2008-2009 the
Center Against Family Violence Emergency Shelter housed 551 females and 273
males. They had 525 residents between the ages of 0-17 and 299 residents above
the age of 17. In 2010 5,512 domestic violence cases where presented to the El
Paso District Attorneys Office.
Figueroa, L. (2015, October 5). El Paso has high domestic violence deaths. Retrieved March 23,
2016, from http://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/2015/10/05/el-paso-has-high-domesticviolence-deaths/73398384/
According to the Texas Council on Family Violence in 2014 El Paso was ranked amongst
the top 5 counties in Texas with deaths due to domestic violence. It was reported by that
132 women were the fatal victims of domestic violence from the 59 counties in Texas. El
Paso contains 5 of those fatal victims. It was also reported that in 2014, 120 witnesses
were also affected by the brutal deaths. These witnesses were children that watched the
abuse occur.

Gibson-Davis, C. M., Magnuson, K., Gennetian, L. A., & Duncan, G. J.. (2005). Employment
and the Risk of Domestic Abuse among Low-Income Women. Journal of Marriage and Family,
67(5), 11491168. Retrieved from http://0-www.jstor.org.lib.utep.edu/stable/3600303
There are high documentation rates on domestic violence among low-income women.
Unique analysis made aware that family economic circumstances might affect the
frequency of domestic violence given current welfare policy environment in which
encouraging employment is a condition of receiving public assistance.
Kcbd.com Home. (2013, October 31). Retrieved March 31, 2016, from http://www.kcbd.com/
The Texas Council on Family Violence released a new report that showed an increase in
the number of murdered women from domestic violence. These deaths are caused by
their husbands, ex-husbands, intimate partner, boyfriend, or ex-boyfriend. The report
showed 114 women were killed from domestic violence murdered in 2012. Harry County
stated that the El Paso County experienced four deaths in 2012, which was an increase
from the previous years.
Melugin, B. (2014, December 18). El Paso sees spike in domestic violence homicides as 2014
comes to an end. Retrieved March 31, 2016, from http://kfoxtv.com/news/crime-news/el-pasosees-spike-in-domestic-violence-homicides-as-2014-comes-to-an-end
In less than a month span, three El Paso women have been murdered by men with whom
they had a relationship with. On November 21, police said that Maria Sernas, an
elementary school teacher with Clint ISD, was shot and killed by her ex- husband, Dr.
Jorge Rojero, before killing himself. On December 4th, police say Christina Bukovcik was
killed in a central El Paso apartment by her boyfriend, whom was a former Fort Bliss
soldier.

Menjvar, C., & Salcido, O.. (2002). Immigrant Women and Domestic Violence: Common
Experiences in Different Countries. Gender and Society, 16(6), 898920. Retrieved from
http://0-www.jstor.org.lib.utep.edu/stable/3081940
This article is on domestic violence among immigrant women and how they have specific
factors that positions them in a difficult position to become a victim of domestic violence.
The review indicated that domestic violence on immigrant women is higher when women
have specific positions such that as limited host-language skills, isolated from family and
community, lack of access to jobs, legal statuses, and even experience with the
authorities.
Weitzman, S. (2000). Not to people like us: Domestic abuse in upscale families. New York: Basic
Books.
Who is affected by domestic violence? The author questions the possibility for a highly
educated woman with a career and with the resources to sustain herself can be in a toxic
marriage with an abuse husband. This book proves that domestic violence does not
discriminate economic statuses. There is a population of upper- educated and upperincome women who rarely report domestic abuse and they remain trapped in their
silence.