Women Who Perpetrate Relationship Violence

Find out what drives women to violence in their intimate relationshipsand how to prevent it 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. The counseling and psychological community has responded to the problem of domestic abuse and violence against women. But very little has been done to address the issues of domestic abuse and violence committed by women. Women Who Perpetrate Relationship Violence presents innovative original research that focuses specifically on women as offenders, rather than simply adapting programs created for male batterers to women. The book includes epidemiological studies, secondary analyses, personality profiles, and a study of women entering a 16-week, court-mandated, batterer intervention program (BIP). Women Who Perpetrate Relationship Violence examines: - predictors of intimate violence, including antisocial criminal records, alcohol abuse, and personality disorders - associations between interpersonal dependency and violence - elevated histrionic, narcissistic, and compulsive personality traits - personality disorders - lethal domestic assaults - recidivism - differences in demographic and psychological variables between women who complete treatment programs and those who drop out - and much more Women Who Perpetrate Relationship Violence is an invaluable professional resource for psychologists, social workers, and counselors.

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