Women Who Perpetrate Relationship Violence

Women Who Perpetrate Relationship Violence examines the causes and consequences of violence initiated by women against their partners. This unique book fills the void of available literature on domestically violent women, taking a frank look at the issues surrounding female batterers who are the primary aggressors in their intimate relationships. Contributors write candidly about the similarities and differences between violent women and violent men, how to develop effective interventions, existing theories on the development of abusive behavior in women, and society's response to violent women.

Frederick Buttell, Michelle Mohr Carney

- Forward - Female Perpetrators of Intimate Abuse (Donald G. Dutton, Tonia L. Nicholls, and Alicia Spidel) - Exploring the Relevance of Attachment Theory as a Dependent Variable in the Treatment of Women Mandated into Treatment for Domestic Violence Offenses (Michelle Mohr Carney and Frederick P. Buttell) - Personality Profiles of Women and Men Arrested for Domestic Violence: An Analysis of Similarities and Differences (Catherine A. Simmons, Peter Lehmann, Norman Cobb, and Carol R. Fowler) - Women As the Aggressors in Intimate Partner Homicide in Houston, 1980s to 1990s (Victoria B. Titterington and Laura Harper) - Investigating Intersections Between Gender and Intimate Partner Violence Recidivism (Brian Renauer and Kris Henning) - Index - Reference Notes Included