Intimate Partner Violence: Effective Procedure, Response and Policy

Content: Cover
 Half Title
 Title Page
 Copyright Page
 Dedication
 Table of Contents
 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
 AUTHORS
 INTRODUCTION
 CHAPTER 1 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: FAR MORE SERIOUS THAN YOU THINK
 What You Can Do
 Discussion Ideas
 References and Notes
 CHAPTER 2 THE INVISIBLE TACTICS OF CONTROL
 Types of Intimate Control
 Perpetrators' Excuses and Justifications for Violence and Control
 It's a Woman's Fault
 He Was or Is Abused Himself
 He Just Needs Help
 He Loses Control
 He's Mentally Ill
 Variations in Types of Perpetrators
 Abusive Tactics
 Battering Tactics
 Terroristic Tactics. Risk Factors versus CausationWhat You Can Do
 Discussion Ideas
 References and Notes
 CHAPTER 3 THE TRUTH ABOUT LEAVING
 Reasons Women Stay in Abusive Relationships
 The Myth of the Perfect Victim
 What You Can Do
 Discussion Ideas
 References and Notes
 CHAPTER 4 INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE RISK
 A Note on Men as Victims of Intimate Partner Violence: Show Me the Bodies
 What You Can Do
 Discussion Ideas
 References and Notes
 CHAPTER 5 GIMME SHELTER: RESPONDING TO INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
 Functional Limitations
 Do the Legwork
 Help Her Make a Safety Plan
 Orders of Protection
 Guns. Domestic Offender RegistryIntimate Partner Violence Education in Schools
 What You Can Do
 Discussion Ideas
 References and Notes
 CHAPTER 6 THE FUTURE AND INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
 The Violence Against Women Act
 Lethality Assessment
 Offender Treatment Programs
 A Possible Exception: The Beit Noam Residential Program for Men
 Focused Deterrence Programs: The Example of High Point, North Carolina
 Trauma-Informed Advocacy
 Mandatory Arrest: The Legacy of the Minneapolis Experiment
 Global Positioning System Tracking
 Domestic Violence Courts
 The Duluth Model: Coordinated Community Response. Addressing Unhealthy MasculinityWhat You Can Do
 Discussion Ideas
 References and Notes
 APPENDIX I: POWER AND CONTROL WHEEL
 APPENDIX II: DANGER ASSESSMENT TOOL
 APPENDIX III: BIDERMAN'S CHART OF COERCION
 APPENDIX IV: SAFETY PLAN
 INDEX.