1st Edition

Female Offenders of Intimate Partner Violence Current Controversies, Research and Treatment Approaches

Edited By Lisa Conradi, Robert Geffner Copyright 2012
    264 Pages
    by Routledge

    264 Pages
    by Routledge

    The perpetration of intimate partner violence by women has long been a controversial topic. More recently, researchers, treatment providers and other professionals have begun to critically examine theoretical, research and practice perspectives to gather a better understanding of this controversial issue. The current text will provide the reader with a more thorough discussion on our current understanding of the context and motivation of women's use of violence against intimate partners. This text will discuss the controversies related to the arrest and treatment of women arrested for domestic violence from a variety of theoretical perspectives while also providing updates on the current research focusing on typologies of female offenders. The text also provides a critical review of current treatment strategies for women arrested for domestic violence.

    The contributors are the foremost leaders in the field of research and practice on intimate partner violence offending and have written chapters that provide a key review of the work that is currently emerging in the field. As a result, this text is the most comprehensive guide to date that discusses female perpetration of intimate partner violence. Recommendations for specific treatment with this population and implications for practice and policy are provided throughout.

    This book was published as a special double issue of the Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma.

    PART 1

    1. Introduction to Part I  Lisa Conradi and Robert Geffner

    Current Controversies and Prevalence Concerning Female Offenders of Intimate Partner Violence

    2. Why the Overwhelming Evidence on Partner Physical Violence by Women Has Not Been Perceived and Is Often Denied  Murray A. Straus

    3. Women’s Use of Intimate Partner Violence against Men: Prevalence, Implications, and Consequences  Denise A. Hines and Emily M. Douglas

    4. The Psychology of Women’s Partner Violence: Characteristics and Cautions  Nicola Graham-Kevan

    Research Examining The Role of Gender and Race/Ethnicity in Intimate Partner Violence

    5. Gender Differences in Partner Violence in Context: Deconstructing Johnson’s (2001) Control-Based Typology of Violent Couples  Jody M. Ross and Julia C. Babcock

    6. Gender Differences in Risk Factors for Intimate Partner Violence Recidivism  Kris Henning, Rochelle Martinsson, and Robert Holdford

    7. Relationships Among Women’s Use of Aggression, Their Victimization, and Substance Use Problems: A Test of the Moderating Effects of Race/Ethnicity  Tami P. Sullivan, Courtenay E. Cavanaugh, Michelle J. Ufner, Suzanne C. Swan, and David L. Snow

    PART II

    8. Introduction to Part II  Lisa Conradi and Robert Geffner

    Research Examining the Motivation of Women’s Use of Intimate Partner Violence

    9. Why I Hit Him: Women’s Reasons for Intimate Partner Violence  Jennifer E. Caldwell, Suzanne C. Swan, Christopher T. Allen, Tami P. Sullivan, and David L. Snow

    10. Motivations and Justifications for Partner Aggression in a Sample of African American College Women  J. Celeste Walley-Jean and Suzanne Swan

    11. An Exploratory Study of Women as Dominant Aggressors of Physical Violence in Their Intimate Relationships  Lisa Conradi, Robert Geffner, L. Kevin Hamberger, and Gary Lawson

    12. What Will Happen if I Punch Him? Expected Consequences of Female Violence Against Male Dating Partners  Penny A. Leisring

    Treatment Implications and Approaches for Female Offenders of Intimate Partner Violence

    13. Female Perpetrators of Intimate Partner Violence: Within-Group Heterogeneity, Related Psychopathology, and a Review of Current Treatment with Recommendations for the Future  Julie Goldenson, Alicia Spidel, Caroline Greaves, and Donald Dutton

    14. A Comparison of Women Who Were Mandated and Nonmandated to the “Responsible Choices for Women” Group  Leslie M. Tutty, Robbie Babins-Wagner, and Michael A. Rothery

    Biography

    Lisa Conradi, PsyD is a Clinical Psychologist at the Chadwick Center, Rady Children’s Hospital, San Diego. She has led multiple projects of national impact designed to improve the service delivery system for children who have experienced trauma. Her interests include domestic violence and working with children affected by trauma.

    Robert Geffner, PhD, ABN, ABPP, is the Founder and President of the Family Violence and Sexual Assault Institute in San Diego, CA; President of Alliant International University’s (AIU) Institute on Violence, Abuse and Trauma (IVAT); and Clinical Research Professor of Psychology at the California School of Professional Psychology, AIU, San Diego, CA.