TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2007//
TI  - Women domestic violence offenders: Lessons of violence and survival
JO  - Journal of trauma and dissociation
A1  - Seamans, Cindy L.
A1  - Rubin, L. J.
A1  - Stabb, Sally D.
SP  - 47
EP  - 68
VL  - 8
IS  - 2
N2  - This qualitative study examined female domestic violence offenders via structured interviews with 13 women referred for treatment in batterers' intervention programs in a major metropolitan area. The majority of women were victims of childhood abuse and/or witnessed violence between their parents. Most reported feeling cut-off from their mothers, left their childhood homes before the age of 18, and experienced violence at the hands of a prior partner. Women's motivations for current violence were primarily in self-defense or in retaliation for their partners' physical abuse, and secondarily in response to partner emotional abuse, control tactics, to get attention/be heard, or to express anger. A minority sought to control their partners. Differential treatment considerations and recommendations for women versus men batterers are included.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1529-9732
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/J229v08n02_04
ID  - ref1
ER  -