%0 Journal Article %T English- and Spanish-Speaking Women's Use of Violence %J Journal of interpersonal violence %D 2008 %A Tower, Leslie E. %A Fernandez, Maria Elena %V 23 %N 1 %P 21-38 %X This study analyzes variables related to the context and consequences of women's use of violence as well as a wide range of violent behaviors used and experienced by court-ordered English- and Spanish-speaking women. Data were derived from intake assessments of 125 court-ordered women over 24 months. Almost all of the women reported a history of abuse perpetrated by their partners. Women committed significantly fewer violent acts against their partners than their partners committed against them. Differences between English- and Spanish-speaking women's victimization, use of violence, and help seeking were largely similar, however, important differences emerged.

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%G en %I SAGE Publishing %@ 0886-2605 %U http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0886260507307649