A place to go

Examines the crime of wife abuse through interviews with abused women, graphic photographs of victims and films of police calls. Visits the battered women's center in Austin, Texas, an exemplary "safe house" built with contributions from the entire community. Notes that wife abuse is increasing, with about two million cases in 1980, and that there are not enough places for victims to go for help and counseling. Narrated by Dan Rather., Examines the crime of wife abuse through interviews with abused women, graphic photographs of victims and films of police calls. Visits the battered women's center in Austin, Texas, an exemplary "safe house" built with contributions from the entire community. Notes that wife abuse is increasing, with about two million cases in 1980, and that there are not enough places for victims to go for help and counseling. Narrated by Dan Rather.