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Social Science Criminology

The Domestic Assault of Women

Psychological and Criminal Justice Perspectives

by (author) Donald G. Dutton

Publisher
UBC Press
Initial publish date
Nov 2011
Category
Criminology, Violence in Society, Penology, Gender Studies, Women's Studies, Social Psychology
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780774843751
    Publish Date
    Nov 2011
    List Price
    $32.95
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780774804622
    Publish Date
    May 1995
    List Price
    $34.95

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The Domestic Assault of Women relates social and criminal justice policy to empirically tested social psychological theory about the causes and effects 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.

About the author

Donald G. Dutton is a professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of British Columbia. He has served as an expert witness in domestic violence cases and worked with the police to develop a teaching program for them. He has also provided group therapy for wife assaulters and has worked with battered wives.

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