Perpetrators of Intimate Partner Sexual Violence

Research shows that intimate partner sexual violence (IPSV) is the most common form of sexual assault. Professional focus is often on the victim, but more information is needed about the perpetrators. chapters address; IPSV in batterer groups, police management strategies, the danger of IPSV to children, different types of violence perpetrators use, and prevention approaches for young people. The contributors look at the social context of IPSV, the implications for prevention and provide hands-on knowledge to practitioners. The book may also be used within the academic fields such as social work, sociology, counseling, psychology, medicine, nursing, criminal justice, and law.

Louise McOrmond-Plummer is Research Associate at the West Virginia University Center on Violence, USA. She has twenty-five years of study, work and activism experience in the areas of domestic violence and sexual assault, with particular focus on intimate partner sexual violence. Jennifer Y. Levy-Peck, PhD, is a clinical psychologist with more than thirty-five years of experience working with survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault, and has developed expertise in program development and victim advocacy. She is president of Levy-Peck Consulting, LLC. Patricia Easteal, AM, is Professor of Law at the University of Canberra, Australia. She has twenty-plus years of research, writing, advocacy and teaching experience in the area of women and the law, domestic violence and sexual assault. She has written and/or edited 15 relevant books and more than 160 academic journal articles.

List of contributors Foreword - Evan Stark Acknowledgements Part 1: Moving the Focus to Perpetrators and their Impact - Introduction: Why a Focus on Perpetrators of Intimate Partner Sexual Violence is Essential - Louise McOrmond-Plummer, Patricia Easteal AM, and Jennifer Y. Levy-Peck - Talking to Killers: What Can They Tell Us About Sexual Assault as a Risk Factor for Homicide? - David Adams - Children's Exposure to Intimate Partner Sexual Violence - Kathryn Ford Part 2: Who Are the Perpetrators of Intimate Partner Sexual Violence? - The Mindset of Intimate Partner Sexual Violence Perpetrators: Motivations and Myths - Patricia Easteal AM and Louise McOrmond-Plummer - Intimate Partner Sexual Violence Perpetrators and Entitlement - Debra Parkinson - Perpetrators of Intimate Partner Sexual Violence: Characteristics & Motivations - Joseph A. Camilleri and Melissa M. Miele - What Type of Men Sexually Assault Their Partners, and Why Do Women Love Them? Beyond Stereotyping - Louise McOrmond-Plummer Part 3: Perpetrators' Strategies for Control - What Intimate Partner Sexual Violence Looks Like: Coercive Methods of Perpetrators - Louise McOrmond-Plummer - "But He Didn't Hit Me" - Living with a Non-Physical-Battering Sexual Abuser - Lindsey Mason - Lucky to Be Alive: A Battering Partner Rapist - Louise McOrmond-Plummer - Perpetrators and Reproductive Coercion - Jennifer Y. Levy-Peck Part 4: How Perpetrators are Condoned: The Social Context of Intimate Partner Sexual Violence - The Role of Male Peer Support in Intimate Partner Sexual Violence Perpetrators' Offending - Walter S. DeKeseredy - The Role of Adult Pornography in Intimate Partner Sexual Violence Perpetrators' Offending - Walter S. DeKeseredy and Rus Ervin Funk - The Court's Response to Intimate Partner Sexual Violence Perpetrators - Anna Carline and Patricia Easteal AM - Intimate Partner Sexual Violence and Family Law - Angela Lynch, Janet Loughman, and "Eleanor," with commentary by Thomas P. Alongi - When Intimate Partner Sexual Violence Intersects with Faith Traditions and Practices - Marie M. Fortune Part 5: Community Prevention and Intervention with Perpetrators - Addressing and Combatting Intimate Partner Sexual Violence - Rus Ervin Funk and Lundy Bancroft - Intimate Partner Sexual Violence and Perpetrator Programs: Project Mirabal Research Findings - Nicole Westmarland and Liz Kelly - Law Enforcement Response to Intimate Partner Sexual Violence Perpetrators - Mike Davis - Intimate Partner Sexual Violence Prevention with Young People - Kat Monusky and Jennifer Y. Levy-Peck - Preventing Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment with Young People: A One-Year Follow-up on the Shifting Boundaries Intervention - Bruce G. Taylor, Elizabeth A. Mumford, Weiwei Liu, and Nan D. Stein - Conclusion: A Fresh Approach to Prevention, Identification, and Accountability of Intimate Partner Sexual Violence Perpetrators - Jennifer Y. Levy-Peck, Patricia Easteal AM, and Louise McOrmond-Plummer Index