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Author:   Lisa Conradi (Rady Children's Hospital San Diego, USA) ,  Robert Geffner (Alliant International University, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 17.40cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 24.60cm
Weight:   0.500kg
ISBN:  

9780415681681

ISBN 10:   0415681685
Pages:   264
Publication Date:   17 August 2011
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

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

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Lisa Conradi, PsyD is a Clinical Psychologist at the Chadwick Center, Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego. She has led multiple projects of national impact designed to improve the service delivery system for children who have experienced trauma. Her interests include domestic violence and working with children affected by trauma. Robert Geffner, PhD, ABN, ABPP, is the Founder and President of the Family Violence and Sexual Assault Institute in San Diego, CA; President of Alliant International University's (AIU) Institute on Violence, Abuse and Trauma (IVAT); and Clinical Research Professor of Psychology at the California School of Professional Psychology, AIU, San Diego, CA.

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