The First Casualty: Violence Against Women in Canadian Military Communities [Paperback]

Deborah Harrison (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 17, 2002

Acknowledgements
Introduction

1. The Military Way of Life
2. A Culture of Secrecy
3. The Chain of Command
4. Service-Providers - Ideals
5. Service-Providers - Realities
6. Towards an Improved Response
7. Towards Action on New Fronts

Appendix I: Our Research Process
Appendix II: The Research Team's Recommendations and the Department of National Defence's Response
Endnotes
References

Editorial Reviews

Review

In The First Casualty, Deborah Harrison argues that within the Canadian military an environment exists where violence against women is both encouraged and hidden. A culture exists where military personnel often abuse their partners, with this fact remaining well hidden within the military community. The author uses the courageous voices of women who have survived domestic abuse to end the secrecy and create positive change. (Barbara Bourrier-Lacroix Canadian Women's Health Network )

" First Casualty offers analysis, as well as quotes and anecdotes, which are candid and readable." (Halifax Daily News )

"Harrison takes an honest and fair look at woman abuse in military communities. These stories are not only told by abused spouses, they are also the narratives of perpetrators, military social workers, police officers, chaplains and supervisors.
This book should be required reading for all military personnel." (Briarpatch )

"This work is sophisticated in its discussion of violence against women in the military....The research describes the subtleties and complexities of dealing with domestic violence. That the research and the book exist is a tangible demonstration of how we have moved in our thinking about domestic violence." (Jane Gordon Canadian Review of Sociology and Anthropology, 40.4 )

About the Author

DEBORAH HARRISON is Professor of Sociology and past Director of the Muriel McQueen Fergusson Centre for Family Violence Research at the University of New Brunswick. She has published work on a number of aspects of Canadian society, including her co-authored book, No Life Like It: Military Wives in Canada (Lorimer, 1994). She is a member of the Canadian Forces Advisory Council to Veterans Affairs Canada.

Product Details

• Paperback: 200 pages
• Publisher: Lorimer; 1 edition (May 17, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1550287419
• ISBN-13: 978-1550287417
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.4 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,807,003 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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