The Domestic Assault of Women: Psychological and Criminal Justice Perspectives

by Donald G. Dutton

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,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0774804629
• ISBN13: 9780774804622
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
• Length: 348 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.1"