Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction / Wilma Smeenk and Marijke Malsch -- Challenges of surveying violence against women : development of research methods / Natalia Ollus and Sami Nevala -- Critical issues related to the measurement of intimate partner violence : a clustering analysis of psychometric scores / Juanjo Medina-Ariza and Eduardo Fe-Rodriguez -- Violence against women in France and issues of ethnicity / Stéphanie Condon -- Moving in the same or different directions? : reflections on recent developments in domestic violence legislation in Europe / Liz Kelly -- Violence against women in the Swedish context / Peter Lindström -- Legal processing of domestic violence cases in the Italian criminal justice system / Anna C. Baldry -- Family violence against women in Greece / Sevaste Chatzifotiou -- (Un)Organised responses to domestic violence : challenges and changes in Switzerland / Corinna Seith -- Abuser programmes and violence against women / Russell P. Dobash and Rebecca Emerson Dobash -- Legislation on family violence and stalking / Marijke Malsch and Wilma Smeenk -- Family violence and police response : learning from research, policy and practice / Wilma Smeenk and Marijke Malsch.