Full Description
Research shows that intimate partner sexual violence (IPSV) is the most common form of sexual assault. Professional focus is often on the victim, but more information is needed about the perpetrators in order to have a fuller understanding of this crime. The very nature of IPSV - sexual assault within a relationship - means that professionals who work with victims must understand the dynamics of perpetrators as well.
This new book will distill the knowledge that exists about perpetrators of IPSV. It includes chapters by authors who have worked directly with IPSV perpetrators and covers important subjects such as addressing IPSV in batterer groups, police management strategies, the danger of IPSV to children, the different types of violence perpetrators use, and prevention approaches for young people. There is also still a widely held view that rapists are strangers in alleyways. This book is intended to educate professionals about who is a perpetrator, as well as to highlight the very real danger these perpetrators represent, including a heightened risk of lethality.
The contributors look at the social context of IPSV and the implications for prevention and provide hands-on knowledge to practitioners in a number of fields. The book may also be used within the academic context in fields such as social work, sociology, counseling, psychology, medicine, nursing, criminal justice, and law.
Contents
List of contributors
Foreword - Evan Stark
Acknowledgements
Part 1: Moving the Focus to Perpetrators and their Impact
Introduction: Why a Focus on Perpetrators of Intimate Partner Sexual Violence is Essential - Louise McOrmond-Plummer, Patricia Easteal AM, and Jennifer Y. Levy-Peck
Talking to Killers: What Can They Tell Us About Sexual Assault as a Risk Factor for Homicide? - David Adams
Children's Exposure to Intimate Partner Sexual Violence - Kathryn Ford
Part 2: Who Are the Perpetrators of Intimate Partner Sexual Violence?
The Mindset of Intimate Partner Sexual Violence Perpetrators: Motivations and Myths - Patricia Easteal AM and Louise McOrmond-Plummer
Intimate Partner Sexual Violence Perpetrators and Entitlement - Debra Parkinson
Perpetrators of Intimate Partner Sexual Violence: Characteristics & Motivations - Joseph A. Camilleri and Melissa M. Miele
What Type of Men Sexually Assault Their Partners, and Why Do Women Love Them? Beyond Stereotyping - Louise McOrmond-Plummer
Part 3: Perpetrators' Strategies for Control
What Intimate Partner Sexual Violence Looks Like: Coercive Methods of Perpetrators - Louise McOrmond-Plummer
"But He Didn't Hit Me" - Living with a Non-Physical-Battering Sexual Abuser - Lindsey Mason
Lucky to Be Alive: A Battering Partner Rapist - Louise McOrmond-Plummer
Perpetrators and Reproductive Coercion - Jennifer Y. Levy-Peck
Part 4: How Perpetrators are Condoned: The Social Context of Intimate Partner Sexual Violence
The Role of Male Peer Support in Intimate Partner Sexual Violence Perpetrators' Offending - Walter S. DeKeseredy
The Role of Adult Pornography in Intimate Partner Sexual Violence Perpetrators' Offending - Walter S. DeKeseredy and Rus Ervin Funk
The Court's Response to Intimate Partner Sexual Violence Perpetrators - Anna Carline and Patricia Easteal AM
Intimate Partner Sexual Violence and Family Law - Angela Lynch, Janet Loughman, and "Eleanor," with commentary by Thomas P. Alongi
When Intimate Partner Sexual Violence Intersects with Faith Traditions and Practices - Marie M. Fortune
Part 5: Community Prevention and Intervention with Perpetrators
Addressing and Combatting Intimate Partner Sexual Violence - Rus Ervin Funk and Lundy Bancroft
Intimate Partner Sexual Violence and Perpetrator Programs: Project Mirabal Research Findings - Nicole Westmarland and Liz Kelly
Law Enforcement Response to Intimate Partner Sexual Violence Perpetrators - Mike Davis
Intimate Partner Sexual Violence Prevention with Young People - Kat Monusky and Jennifer Y. Levy-Peck
Preventing Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment with Young People: A One-Year Follow-up on the Shifting Boundaries Intervention - Bruce G. Taylor, Elizabeth A. Mumford, Weiwei Liu, and Nan D. Stein
Conclusion: A Fresh Approach to Prevention, Identification, and Accountability of Intimate Partner Sexual Violence Perpetrators - Jennifer Y. Levy-Peck, Patricia Easteal AM, and Louise McOrmond-Plummer
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