Teen Dating Violence

Susan M. Sanders is Director of the Center for Religion and Public Discourse and Associate Professor of History and Political Science at Saint Xavier University in Chicago. She received her M.P.P. and Ph.D. in public policy from the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of Chicago, respectively. Dr. Sanders has taught policy analysis, ethics, and statistics at the University of California, Berkeley, the University of Chicago, and DePaul University in Chicago, where she was Associate Professor of Public Services for eleven years before coming to Saint Xavier University in 2001. A member of the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas (Chicago Region), a Catholic congregation of religious women, Dr. Sanders lectures widely on teen dating violence and the economic and organizational aspects of nonprofit organizations.

“As the mother of four teenage daughters, ages 11, 14, 16, and 17, I think this book is required reading for both parents and teens.”Donna Gasior, Burbank, IL

• Acknowledgments – Introduction: The Invisible Peril – The Faces of Teen Dating Violence – A Profile of the Invisible Peril – Current Teen Dating Violence Policy: Ineffective and with Harmful Effects – Teen Dating Violence Research: Findings and Limitations – Emotionally Abusive Dating Behavior – Physically and Sexually Abusive Behavior – Finding a Way Out – (Not the) Conclusion: Just the Beginning – Appendix: Methodology – Notes – Bibliography – Index.