ABSTRACT

Domestic violence does not begin the day an adult heterosexual male decides to beat and batter an adult heterosexual female. Domestic violence is a complicated and multifaceted enigma that includes child, sibling, spousal, intimate partner, and elder abuse. Despite spending billions of dollars on domestic violence, the number of some categories of

chapter 1|12 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|20 pages

Domestic Violence and Violent Behavior in

chapter 3|14 pages

Battered Statistics Harm All Victims

chapter 4|40 pages

Dating Abuse

chapter 6|12 pages

Rape and Sexual Assault

chapter 8|16 pages

The Colorado Star Chamber

chapter 9|14 pages

Ain’t I a Victim

chapter 10|10 pages

In Memoriam

chapter 11|12 pages

Rethinking Victimization

chapter 12|8 pages

Afterword