Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: Introduction to Domestic Violence
The Definition of Intimate Partner Violence and Its Distinction from Family Violence
The Constellation of Abusive Behaviors in Intimate Partner Violence
The Toll of Domestic Violence
Conclusion
Sample Questions for Critical Thinking
Contemporary Application
Chapter 2: The Scope of the Violence
The Prevalence of Domestic Violence for Heterosexual Men
The Prevalence of Domestic Violence for Heterosexual Women
The Prevalence of Domestic Violence for the LGBTQA+ Community
The Economic Toll of Domestic Violence
The Physical Toll of Domestic Violence
The Psychological Toll of Domestic Violence
Conclusion
Sample Questions for Critical Thinking
Contemporary Application
Chapter 3: Tracing the Development of Laws on Domestic Violence
Early Domestic Violence Laws
The Move Towards More Formal Interventions and Criminalization Laws
Contemporary Domestic Violence Laws
Conclusion
Sample Critical Thinking Questions
Contemporary Application
Chapter 4: The Batterers
Who are the Batterers?
Motivations and Behaviors of Batterers
Amenability to Rehabilitation
Mass Media Portrayals of Batterers
Conclusion
Sample Critical Thinking Questions
Contemporary Applications
Chapter 5: The Victims and Survivors
Who Are the Victims?
Mass Media Portrayals of Victims
Conclusion
Sample Critical Thinking Questions
Contemporary Applications
Chapter 6: Theories on Batterers and Victims
Theories That Explain Batterers
Theories That Explain the Victim's Perspective
Conclusion
Sample Critical Thinking Questions
Contemporary Applications
Chapter 7: Contemporary Interventions against Intimate Partner Violence
History of Intimate Partner ViolenceInterventions in the United States
Legal Interventions against Domestic Violence
Community Interventions with Intimate Partner ViolencePerpetrators
Treatments for Victims and Survivors
Conclusion
Sample Questions for Critical Thinking
Contemporary Application
Chapter 8: The Global Struggle against Intimate Partner Violence
Domestic Violence in Europe
Domestic Violence in Mexico, Central, and South America
Domestic Violence in Africa
Domestic Violence in the Middle East and Asia
Global Trends in Laws against Domestic Violence
Conclusion
Sample Critical Thinking Questions
Contemporary Applications
Chapter 9: Domestic Violence and Marginalized Populations
Intimate Partner Violence and the LGBTQA+ Community
Male Victims/Survivors of Domestic Violence
Minority Female Victims/Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence
Poverty and Domestic Violence
Conclusion
Sample Critical Thinking Questions
Contemporary Applications
Chapter 10: Policing Strategies and Domestic Violence
Policing’s Laissez-Faire Approach to Domestic Violence
The Inception of More Formalized Intervention Strategies and the Impact of the Evolution of Policing’s Approach on Domestic Violence Rates
The Relationship between Police and Marginalized Communities/Citizens in Combating Domestic Violence
Police as Intimate Partner Violence Perpetrators
Conclusion
Sample Critical Thinking Questions
Contemporary Applications
Chapter 11: Domestic Violence and the Courts
The Transformation in Court Treatment of Intimate Partner Violence in the U.S.
The Difficulty of Prosecuting/Obtaining Convictions in Intimate Partner Violence Cases and Coordinated Community Responses
Current Civil Measures
Conclusion
Sample Questions for Critical Thinking
Contemporary Application
Chapter 12: Guns and Domestic Violence
The United States and Guns: The Data
Firearms and Domestic Violence Fatalities
The Empirical Evidence for Gun Control to Prevent Intimate Partner Homicides
Gun Ownership for Intimate Partner Violence Victims
Current Cases and Trends
Conclusion
Sample Questions for Critical Thinking
Contemporary Applications
Chapter 13: The Enduring Impact of Intimate Partner Violence
Domestic Violence Survivors and Post-Traimatic Stress Disorder and Complex Post-Traimatic Stress Disorder
Domestic Violence Survivors and Mental Health Disorders
Domestic Violence Survivors and Substance Use
Domestic Violence Survivors and Physical Health Challenges
Conclusion
Sample Critical Thinking Questions
Contemporary Applications
Chapter 14: Domestic Violence in the Twenty-First Century: Lessons Going Forward
COVID-19 and Domestic Violence Trends
Trends and Evolutions in Collective Understanding of Intimate PArtner Violence
Conclusion
Sample Critical Thinking Questions
Contemporary Application
References
Index
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