Female Offenders of Intimate Partner Violence
Current Controversies, Research and Treatment Approaches

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.

PART 1
1. Introduction to Part I
Current Controversies and Prevalence Concerning Female Offenders of Intimate Partner Violence
2. Why the Overwhelming Evidence on Partner Physical Violence by Women Has Not Been Perceived and Is Often Denied
3. Women's Use of Intimate Partner Violence against Men: Prevalence, Implications, and Consequences
4. The Psychology of Women's Partner Violence: Characteristics and Cautions
Research Examining The Role of Gender and Race/Ethnicity in Intimate Partner Violence
5. Gender Differences in Partner Violence in Context: Deconstructing Johnson's (2001) Control-Based Typology of Violent Couples
6. Gender Differences in Risk Factors for Intimate Partner Violence Recidivism
7. Relationships Among Women's Use of Aggression, Their Victimization, and Substance Use Problems: A Test of the Moderating Effects of Race/Ethnicity
PART II
8. Introduction to Part II
Research Examining the Motivation of Women's Use of Intimate Partner Violence
9. Why I Hit Him: Women's Reasons for Intimate Partner Violence
10. Motivations and Justifications for Partner Aggression in a Sample of African American College Women
11. An Exploratory Study of Women as Dominant Aggressors of Physical Violence in Their Intimate Relationships
12. What Will Happen if I Punch Him? Expected Consequences of Female Violence Against Male Dating Partners
Treatment Implications and Approaches for Female Offenders of Intimate Partner Violence
13. Female Perpetrators of Intimate Partner Violence: Within-Group Heterogeneity, Related Psychopathology, and a Review of Current Treatment with Recommendations for the Future
14. A Comparison of Women Who Were Mandated and Nonmandated to the "Responsible Choices for Women" Group