Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. The History of Spouse Assault 3
5. Nested Ecological Theory 18
6. Measurement and Incidence of Abuse 41
7. Theories of Wife Assault: Psychiatric Contributions 62
8. Feminist and Sociobiological Explanations for Intimate Partner Violence 95
9. The Gender Debate and the Feminist Paradigm 109
10. The Domestic Assault of Men 130
11. The Social Psychology of the Perpetrator 155
12. Subtypes of Perpetrators 184
13. The Cycle of Violence and the Abusive Personality 211
14. Relationship/Interactionist Explanations 234
15. The Failure of Criminal Justice Intervention Policy 249
16. Risk Assessment 273
17. Treatment Policy Issues 288
18. Treatment: The Next Step 320
19. Rethinking the Response to Domestic Violence 341
20. Notes 350
21. Index 399