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Understanding Domestic Violence Understanding Domestic Violence Theories, Challenges, and Remedies Edited by Rafael Art. Javier and William G. Herron ROWMAN&LITTLEFIELD Lanham•Boulder•NewYork•London PublishedbyRowman&Littlefield AnimprintofTheRowman&LittlefieldPublishingGroup,Inc. 4501ForbesBoulevard,Suite200,Lanham,Maryland20706 www.rowman.com UnitA,WhitacreMews,26-34StannaryStreet,LondonSE114AB Copyright©2018byTheRowman&LittlefieldPublishingGroup,Inc. Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthisbookmaybereproducedinanyformorbyany electronicormechanicalmeans,includinginformationstorageandretrievalsystems, withoutwrittenpermissionfromthepublisher,exceptbyareviewerwhomayquote passagesinareview. BritishLibraryCataloguinginPublicationInformationAvailable LibraryofCongressCataloging-in-PublicationData Names:Javier,RafaelArt.,editor.|Herron,WilliamG.,editor. Title:Understandingdomesticviolence:theories,challenges,andremedies/editedbyRafaelArt. Javier,WilliamG.Herron. Description:Lanham,Maryland:Rowman&Littlefield,[2018]|Includesbibliographicalreferences andindex. Identifiers:LCCN2018012525(print)|LCCN2018013354(ebook)|ISBN9780765709547(ebook) |ISBN9780765709530(cloth:alk.paper) Subjects:LCSH:Familyviolence.|Familyviolence—Treatment. Classification:LCCHV6626(ebook)|LCCHV6626.U5262018(print)|DDC362.82/92—dc23 LCrecordavailableathttps://lccn.loc.gov/2018012525 TMThepaperusedinthispublicationmeetstheminimumrequirementsofAmerican NationalStandardforInformationSciencesPermanenceofPaperforPrintedLibrary Materials,ANSI/NISOZ39.48-1992. PrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmerica ForMargaretCashin,mysonJoshua,mysiblings,andmypatients foreachfoundwaystosupportthisendeavor RafaelArt.Javier ForMaryJaneforherunwaveringsupportinalltheyears wehadtogether BillHerron Contents Preface ix Acknowledgments xv ATimelineofRelevantEventsofDomesticViolenceRegulationsin theUnitedStates xvii 1 ALookatDomesticViolencethroughtheTraumaLens:An Introduction 1 RafaelArt.JavierandWilliamG.Herron I:ConceptualFramework 21 2 DomesticViolenceinallItsContexts:AnIssueforallCultures, Races,Genders,andClasses 25 RafaelArt.Javier,WilliamG.Herron,GeraldA.Pantoja,and JenniferDeMucci 3 Overview-Aggression,DomesticViolence,andRiskFactors 49 WilliamG.HerronandRafaelArt.Javier 4 OntheClinicalApplicationsoftheGeneralAggressionModel toUnderstandingDomesticViolence 71 WayneWarburtonandCraigA.Anderson 5 APsychodynamicTheoryofDomesticViolence 107 WilliamG.HerronandRafaelArt.Javier 6 Twenty-First-CenturyMedeas,Medusas,andSalomes: ViolenceFemaleStyle 129 JuneF.ChisholmandKristyMagee vii viii Contents II:ChallengesandInterventions:DomesticViolenceinEthnic andCulturalContexts 177 7 FamilyMaltreatmentandDomesticViolenceamongArab MiddleEasterners:APsychological,Cultural,Religious,and LegalExamination 179 FatimahEl-JamilandNajiAbi-Hashem 8 CrucialConsiderationsintheUnderstandingandTreatmentof IntimatePartnerViolenceinAfricanAmericanCouples 213 CarolynM.West 9 UnderstandingDomesticViolencewithinaLatino/Hispanic/ LatinxContext:Environmental,Cultural,andEcological MappingasaCulturallyRelevantAssessmentTool 237 CarolineS.Clauss-Ehlers,FredMillán,andClareJinzhao Zhao III:TreatmentInterventionIssues 263 10 VictimizedandDisabled:NeuropsychologicalIssuesatthe IntersectionofGenderandEthnicity 265 MarthaE.Banks 11 TheImpactofStigmaonSurvivorsofIntimatePartner Violence:ImplicationsforCounseling 287 ChristineE.MurrayandAllisonCrowe 12 EssentialElementsforanEffectiveTreatmentModelof DomesticViolenceinaComplexWorld 303 LenoreE.A.WalkerandTaraJungersen IV:Conclusion 323 13 TheComplexNatureofDomesticViolence:PossibleCauses andSolutions 325 RafaelArt.Javier,WilliamG.Herron,andMichelleYakobson Glossary 341 AppendixA:ResourcesforDomesticViolenceIntervention 351 AppendixB:LegalPrecedents 365 Index 369 AbouttheContributors 385 AbouttheEditors 389 Preface The purpose of Understanding Domestic Violence: Theories, Challenges, and Remedies is to continue the discussion that we started in our previous book on domestic violence (Javier, Herron, & Bergman, 1996) and to high- light thedifferent challenges that wecontinueto facein effectivelyaddress- ing issues of domestic violence in all its forms. There are social, health, moral, and economic benefits for the individuals and society as a whole in being able to address issues of domestic violence in all its permutations and complexities before they reach the boiling point. It is our contention in this bookthataneffectiveinterventionfordomesticviolencecanonlytakeplace byconsideringthismultiplicity of factors in itsdesign, with theunderstand- ing that the application of a specific response should be guided first by ensuring the physical safety and psychological need of the victim(s) at the time of the intervention. By victim we are referring to spouses or partners andtheirchildrenandothervulnerableindividualslikelytobevictimizedin thedomesticviolencesituation. Thechaptersincludedinthisvolumewereselectedtoprovidefundamen- tal information about domestic violence in today’s complex society where thedefinitionoffamilyhasgonethroughamajortransformation.Theywere selected (1) to provide a comprehensive discussion of different models uti- lizedtounderstanddomesticviolenceincidents;(2)tohighlightitscomplex- ity, usually related to the intersectionality of issues normally present in any domestic violence incident; and (3) to provide explanations that reflect that complexityandthatcanserveasaguidetothedevelopmentanddesigningof more efficient and targeted intervention programs for that population. We recognize that we could not cover all aspects of domestic violence and its consequences on its victims/perpetrators; nevertheless, we have included what we consider the most critical issues that should be examined. When it ix
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