Hijacked by the Right : Battered Women in America's Culture War

The Religious Right is waging its war against women on many fronts. This book examines the domestic violence front of the Culture War where religious conservatives are attempting to hijack services for domestic violence victims. Wetendorf argues that the Religious Right seeks to divert tax dollars from liberal, secular, and feminist programs to private entities and conservative faith-based organizations. The Right's strategy is to confront the issue of family violence without threatening patriarchal family power structure. Hijacked by the Right examines a new systems-based model for service delivery which is making headway across the country, jeopardizing the safety of battered women and their children. Includes extensive bibliography. Diane Wetendorf is a life-long advocate and feminist. Her pioneering work in police officer-involved domestic violence has resulted in thousands of advocates learning how to safely help survivors, and untold numbers of battered women knowing "they are not alone, they are not exaggerating, and they are certainly not crazy."