The Domestic Assault of Women: Psychological and Criminal Justice Perspectives, New and Updated Edition

The Domestic Assault of Women relates social and criminal justice policy to empirically tested social psychological theory about the causes and affects of wife assault. Donald G. Dutton argues that only by understanding the psychology of both the aggressors and the victims of wife assault, can we generate informed social and criminal justice policy. By linking the psychological factors that support assaultive habits to police arrest policy and subsequent treatment, Dutton shows how police/therapist intervention can interrupt assaultive behaviour and prevent recidivism. This edition has been thoroughly revised to reflect current work in the field and more figures, including recently developed scales and data sets, have been added to increase its usefulness. The Domestic Assault of Women provides a comprehensive look at the causes and effects of wife assault and its relationship to criminal justice policy. Thoroughly revised to reflect the recent explosion of research interest in family violence, the book explores the psychology of the male who assaults his intimate partner and the dynamics of teh victim/abuser relationship which so frequently leads to the question, Why does she stay? Donald G. Dutton, a leading authority on wife assault, takes a fresh look at many of the questions posed in the original edition of the book, updating them with the latest research findings. The present edition includes an expanded history of social policy towards family violence as well as new chapters on the abusive personality and on taumatic bonding and teh battered woman syndrome. Dutton also examines important new research on the efficacy of arrest and treatment of batterers, he points to a disturbing increase in the level of violence in dating relationships. Comprehensive in its coverage, The Domestic Assault of Women is the product of the authors twenty years of experience working with batterers, battered women, police, and academic researchers. By looking at its root causes, Dutton argues that domestic assault is not just a family problem but a problem for all society. Annotation. Duton (director, Assultive Husbands Program, Vancouver) Looks At The Causes And Effects Of Wife Assault And Its Relationship Tp Criminal Justice Policy. He Explores The Psychology Of Assaultive Males And The Dynamics Of The Victim/abuser Relationship, And Discusses Treatment And The Criminal Justice Response To The Crime. This Revised Edition Is Updated From 1988 And Includes An Expanded History Of Famiily Violence Social Policy, Plus New Chapters On Traumatic Bonding And The Battered-women Syndrome. Of Interest To Professionals. Annotation C. By Book News, Inc., Portland, Or. Preface -- Acknowledgments -- History And Incidence Of Wife Assault -- Explanations For Wife Assault: Psychiatry, Sociobiology, And Sociology -- The Social Psyscology Of The Wife Assaulter: The Theory -- The Social Psychology Of The Wife Assaulter: The Research Studies -- The Abusive Personality -- Effects On The Victim -- Traumatic Bonding -- The Criminal Justice Response To Wife Assult -- The Treatment Of Wife Assult -- The Future -- Notes -- References -- Indexes. Donald G. Dutton. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [301]-323) And Indexes. Contents......Page 8 Preface......Page 10 Acknowledgments......Page 12 1 History and Incidence of Wife Assault......Page 16 2 Explanations for Wife Assault: Psychiatry, Sociobiology, and Sociology......Page 39 3 The Social Psychology of the Wife Assaulter: The Theory......Page 76 4 The Social Psychology of the Wife Assaulter: The Research Studies......Page 110 5 The Abusive Personality......Page 134 6 Effects on the Victim......Page 174 7 Traumatic Bonding......Page 202 8 The Criminal Justice Response to Wife Assault......Page 231 9 The Treatment of Wife Assault......Page 263 10 The Future......Page 293 Notes......Page 310 References......Page 314 C......Page 338 J......Page 339 T......Page 340 W......Page 341 B......Page 342 D......Page 343 G......Page 344 K......Page 345 M......Page 346 R......Page 347 S......Page 348 W......Page 349 Z......Page 350