Video Resources
Three Types of Domestic ViolenceClick here to view a short video that describes the three types of domestic violence.
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Why the "Cycle of Violence" is no longer widely used to describe domestic violenceClick here to view a short video that describes why the "Cycle of Violence" is no longer widely used to describe domestic violence. The content of this video comes from work done by Maryann Dutton, Sue Ostoff, Melissa Dichter, Rebecca Hoffman Frances, Ellen Pence, and David Mandel as well as my own experience over the last 25+ years. For further reference and reading go to:
Update of the "Battered Woman Syndrome" Critique https://lnkd.in/gsJ8ys_z The "Cycle of Violence" Why It is No Longer Widely Used to Understand Domestic Violence https://lnkd.in/gkCbaVKi Stop Blaming Mothers and Ignoring Fathers https://mybook.to/mK39V |
Resistive Violence - One of Three Types of Domestic ViolenceClick here to view this short video that describes resistive violence, one of three types of domestic violence.
Not all domestic violence is the same. This short video (3 min) describes resistive violence. At Domestic Abuse Project, myself, Amirthini Keefe, and Rhonda Martinson, J.D. all heard from survivors about how the system did not account for the context, intent or effect of their use of violence. At Domestic Violence Turning Points, we took the time to understand the context of women’s use of violence. The Crossroads Program was developed by Mary Asmus to develop a response to account for resistive violence. Resources for addressing resistive violence as part of a Coordinated or Integrated Response can be found at: dvturningpoints.com/recommended-articles/ |
Handouts on Domestic Violence & Coercive Control
Why Women's Domestic Violence Intervention Programming MUST Include Contextual Assessments and Programming
Why Women's Domestic Violence Intervention Programming MUST Include Contextual Assessments and Programming - Sara's Story
Not all domestic violence is the same. This means that not all interventions should be the same. Victim-survivors who use resistive violence & force, particularly marginalized survivors, experience a compounding negative impact when their context is not addressed.
The PDF above offers a visual representation of one victim-survivor I recently interviewed. Sara—a victim-survivor of Joseph's ongoing coercive-controlling violence and abuse—is, sadly, like too many others. Every interview and focus group I conduct deepens my understanding of these dynamics, and what follows reflects that accumulated insight.
The contextual research compels us to assess for three types of domestic violence:
1) coercive-controlling violence and abuse;
2) resistive violence & force; and
3) violence unrelated to coercive control.
Publications, literature and research on the importance of contextualizing domestic violence has been extensive, and includes but is not limited to:
Osthoff, S. (2002). But, Gertrude, I beg to differ, a hit is not a hit is not a hit: When battered women are arrested for assaulting their partners. Violence Against Women, 8(12), 1521–1544
Larance, L. Y. (2006). Serving women who use force in their intimate heterosexual relationships: An extended view. Violence Against Women, 12(7), 622–640. https://doi.org/10.1177/1077801206290240 .
Pence, E., & Dasgupta, S. D. (2006). Re-examining "battering": Are all acts of violence against intimate partners the same? Praxis International
Johnson, M. P. (2008). A typology of domestic violence: Intimate terrorism, violent resistance, and situational couple violence. Northeastern University Press.
Fontes, L.A. (2015). Invisible Chains: Overcoming Coercive Control in Your Intimate Relationship. New York: Guilford Press.
Scaia, M. (2017). In their own words: Victims of battering talk about being arrested and convicted. National Clearinghouse for the Defense of Battered Women.
Larance, L. Y., & Miller, S. L. (2017). In her own words: Women describe their use of force resulting in court-ordered intervention. Violence Against Women, 23(12), 1536–1559. https://doi.org/10.1177/1077801216662340
Not all domestic violence is the same. This means that not all interventions should be the same. Victim-survivors who use resistive violence & force, particularly marginalized survivors, experience a compounding negative impact when their context is not addressed.
The PDF above offers a visual representation of one victim-survivor I recently interviewed. Sara—a victim-survivor of Joseph's ongoing coercive-controlling violence and abuse—is, sadly, like too many others. Every interview and focus group I conduct deepens my understanding of these dynamics, and what follows reflects that accumulated insight.
The contextual research compels us to assess for three types of domestic violence:
1) coercive-controlling violence and abuse;
2) resistive violence & force; and
3) violence unrelated to coercive control.
Publications, literature and research on the importance of contextualizing domestic violence has been extensive, and includes but is not limited to:
Osthoff, S. (2002). But, Gertrude, I beg to differ, a hit is not a hit is not a hit: When battered women are arrested for assaulting their partners. Violence Against Women, 8(12), 1521–1544
Larance, L. Y. (2006). Serving women who use force in their intimate heterosexual relationships: An extended view. Violence Against Women, 12(7), 622–640. https://doi.org/10.1177/1077801206290240 .
Pence, E., & Dasgupta, S. D. (2006). Re-examining "battering": Are all acts of violence against intimate partners the same? Praxis International
Johnson, M. P. (2008). A typology of domestic violence: Intimate terrorism, violent resistance, and situational couple violence. Northeastern University Press.
Fontes, L.A. (2015). Invisible Chains: Overcoming Coercive Control in Your Intimate Relationship. New York: Guilford Press.
Scaia, M. (2017). In their own words: Victims of battering talk about being arrested and convicted. National Clearinghouse for the Defense of Battered Women.
Larance, L. Y., & Miller, S. L. (2017). In her own words: Women describe their use of force resulting in court-ordered intervention. Violence Against Women, 23(12), 1536–1559. https://doi.org/10.1177/1077801216662340