This article explores the relationship between criminological and family violence approaches to the study of male violence, both domestic and nondomestic. Reasons why these two approaches have remained relatively independent are discussed, and ways of linking the two perspectives are suggested. Interview data from 85 violent husbands are analyzed and interpreted in light of their implications for family violence and criminological approaches. The data confirm the existence of three patterns of male violence—“family only,” “nonfamily only,” and “generally” violent. The patterns are found to be associated with relatively clear and distinct lifestyles, social networks, and values, which seem to reinforce the violence pattern. The authors conclude that both the family violence and criminological perspectives can provide insight into the problem of understanding violent husbands.

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The small literature on marital rape has placed much theoretical weight on the generalization that marital rape rarely occurs within otherwise nonviolent marriages. However, most existing estimates of the prevalence of marital rape have been essentially by-products of research on other problems, without having directly sought marital rape victims per se. Employing an unusually wide range of case-finding strategies to identify marital rape victims, this study does also sustain that central generalization and critically explores several of its varied implications.

Since little research has been done on marital rape, the authors summarize what is known about it and compare it with wife battering and nonmarital rape. The theories, problems, and intervention strategies for helping professionals are reviewed.

This paper provides brief descriptions of three components of a more comprehensive study of homelessness in St. Louis (Morse, Shields, Hanneke, Calsyn, Burger, & Nelson, 1985). The emphasis of this article will be on mental health issues and homelessness, especially those relevant to persons with chronic mental disorders. In particular, this paper will (1) describe principal characteristics and needs of homeless people, based on a large field survey; (2) report on a study of mental health service referrals of homeless people; and (3) present findings from an evaluation of existing state mental health services to the homeless. The final section of the paper will reflect on the information on mental health needs and existing services to discuss recommendations for improved mental health policy and services for homeless people.