CAVNET Reading and Video List

There are a few other resources than simply CAVNET for learning more about combatting violence in our society and we are committed to helping you find them.

Here is a listing of books and videos that are available to you at your authorization level. Often, the links will take you to websites or online booksellers where you can order the books and videos online.

Book: Why Does He DO That? Inside the minds of angry and controlling men (last reviewed: December 12, 2006)

One of the best and most accessible books on men's violence against women.

Book: Our Guys: The Glen Ridge Rape and the Secret Life of the Perfect Suburb (last reviewed: September 17, 2004)

Book about the 1989 alleged gang rape by teenage jocks of a 17-year-old girl with mental retardation in a seemingly image-perfect New Jersey town.

Book: Out of Bounds : Inside the NBA's Culture of Rape, Violence, and Crime (last reviewed: September 17, 2004)

Benedict (Pros and Cons: The Criminals Who Play in the NFL) applies his superb investigative reporting skills to the "dark, sinister side" of dozens of NBA players....

Book: "A Problem from Hell" : America and the Age of Genocide (last reviewed: September 13, 2004)

Why do American leaders who vow "never again" repeatedly fail to stop genocide?

Video: Women in the Mirror (last reviewed: March 15, 2004)

A MediaHouse production about violence against Egyptian women.

Video: Defending Our Lives (last reviewed: February 20, 2004)

Features four women imprisoned for killing their batterers.

Video: It's Not O.K.: Let's Talk About Domestic Violence (1996) (last reviewed: February 20, 2004)

A video for professionals working with children who experience domestic violence.

Book: I Will Survive (last reviewed: February 7, 2004)

The African-American Guide to Healing from Sexual Assault and Abuse

Video: Stopping Violence Against Women: Using New Federal Laws (1996) (last reviewed: February 3, 2004)

Designed to familiarize lawyers, law enforcement officials, judges, and victim services providers with new federal laws enacted in 1994.

Video: Strangulation Training Video: Never Let a Victim Die in Vain (last reviewed: July 9, 2003)

A comprehensive two-hour training video featuring national experts on the subject of strangulation from detection through prosecution of strangulation cases.