Female Offenders of Intimate Partner Violence: Current Controversies, Research and Treatment Approaches, 1st Edition eBook

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The perpetration of intimate partner violence by women has long been a controversial topic. More recently, researchers, treatment providers and other professionals have begun to critically examine theoretical, research and practice perspectives to gather a better understanding of this controversial issue. The current text will provide the reader with a more thorough discussion on our current understanding of the context and motivation of women’s use of violence against intimate partners. This text will discuss the controversies related to the arrest and treatment of women arrested for domestic violence from a variety of theoretical perspectives while also providing updates on the current research focusing on typologies of female offenders. The text also provides a critical review of current treatment strategies for women arrested for domestic violence. The contributors are the foremost leaders in the field of research and practice on intimate partner violence offending and have written chapters that provide a key review of the work that is currently emerging in the field. As a result, this text is the most comprehensive guide to date that discusses female perpetration of intimate partner violence. Recommendations for specific treatment with this population and implications for practice and policy are provided throughout. This book was published as a special double issue of the Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma.

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Female Offenders of Intimate Partner Violence: Current Controversies, Research and Treatment Approaches 1st Edition is written by Author and published by Routledge. The Digital and eTextbook ISBNs for Female Offenders of Intimate Partner Violence are 9781317984597, 1317984595 and the print ISBNs are 9780415681681, 0415681685. Additional ISBNs for this eTextbook include 9780415681278, 9781315874401, 9781317984603, 9781317984580.