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Women's violence to men in intimate relationships Russell P. Dobash & R. Emerson Dobash

By: Dobash, Russell P.
Contributor(s): Dobash, R. Emerson.
Material type: materialTypeLabelArticleSeries: British Journal of Criminology.Publisher: Oxford Journals, 2004Subject(s): ABUSIVE MEN | ABUSIVE WOMEN | DOMESTIC VIOLENCE | INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE | QUALITATIVE RESEARCH | -- QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH | WOMEN'S USE OF VIOLENCE | UNITED KINGDOMOnline resources: Read tehe abstract | Click here to access online In: British Journal of Criminology, 2004, 44(3): 324-349Summary: The authors "present quantitative and qualitative findings from 190 interviews with 95 couples in which men and women reported separately upon their own violence and upon that of their partner. Men’s and women’s violence are compared. The findings suggest that intimate partner violence is primarily an asymmetrical problem of men’s violence to women, and women’s violence does not equate to men’s in terms of frequency, severity, consequences and the victim’s sense of safety and well-being. But why bother about the apparent contradictions in findings of research? For those making and implementing policies and expending public and private resources, the apparent contradiction about the very nature of this problem has real consequences for what might be done for those who are its victims and those who are its perpetrators." (From the abstract). Record #5049
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British Journal of Criminology, 2004, 44(3): 324-349

The authors "present quantitative and qualitative findings from 190 interviews with 95 couples in which men and women reported separately upon their own violence and upon that of their partner. Men’s and women’s violence are compared. The findings suggest that intimate partner violence is primarily an asymmetrical problem of men’s violence to women, and women’s violence does not equate to men’s in terms of frequency, severity, consequences and the victim’s sense of safety and well-being. But why bother about the apparent contradictions in findings of research? For those making and implementing policies and expending public and private resources, the apparent contradiction about the very nature of this problem has real consequences for what might be done for those who are its victims and those who are its perpetrators." (From the abstract). Record #5049