SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY ADDRESSING WOMEN'S USE OF FORCE
compiled by February 2008
Lisa Young Larance, MSW, LCSW, LMSW
RENEW Program Coordinator
Catholic Social Services of Washtenaw County
Ann Arbor, Michigan
llarance@csswashtenaw.org




Archer, J. (2000).  Sex differences in aggression between heterosexual partners:  A meta-analytic reviewPsychological Bulletin, Vol. 126, pp. 651-680.

Barnett, O. W., Lee, C.Y., and Thelen, R.E. (1997). Gender differences in attributions of self-defense and control in interpartner aggressionViolence Against Women, Vol. 3, No. 5, 462-481.

Bible, A., Dasgupta, S.D., and Osthoff, S. (2002).  Guest editors’ introductionViolence Against Women, Vol. 8, pp. 1267-1270.

Bograd, M. (1990).  Why we need gender to understand human violence. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Vol. 5, pp. 132-135.

Caetano, R., Ramisetty-Mikler, S., and McGrath, C. (2004).  Acculturation, drinking, and intimate partner violence among Hispanic couples in the United States:  A longitudinal studyHispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, Vol. 25, pp. 60-78.

Cascardi, M., Langhinrichsen, J., and Vivan, D. (1992). Marital aggression:  Impact, injury, and health correlates for husbands and wives.  Archives of Internal Medicine, Vol. 152, pp. 1178-1184.

Dasgupta, S.D. (1999).  Just like men?  A critical view of violence by women.  In M.F. Shepard & E.L. Pence (eds.), Coordinating community response to domestic violence:  Lessons from Duluth and beyond, Thousand Oaks, CA:  Sage Publications, pp. 195-222.

Dasgupta, S. D. (2002). A framework for understanding women’s use of nonlethal violence in intimate heterosexual relationshipsViolence Against Women, Vol. 8, No. 11, pp. 1364-1389.

DeKeseredy, W.D. and Schwartz, M. (1998).  Measuring the extent of woman abuse in intimate heterosexual relationships:  A critique of the conflict tactics scales.  VAWnet.  National electronic Network on Violence Against Women.

DeKeseredy, W. S. (2006).  Future directions.  Violence Against Women, Vol. 12, No. 11, pp. 1078-1085.

DeKeseredy, W. S. and Dragiewicz, M. (2007).  Understanding the complexities of feminist perspectives on woman abuse:  A commentary on Donald G. Dutton’s Rethinking domestic violenceViolence Against Women, Vol. 13, No. 8, pp. 874-884.

DeLeon-Granados, W., Wells, W., and Binsbacher, R. (2006).  Arresting developments: Trends in female arrests for domestic violence and proposed explanationsViolence Against Women, Vol. 2, No. 4, pp. 355-371.

Dobash, R.P., Dobash, R.E., Cavanaugh, K., and Lewis (1998). Separate and intersecting realities: A comparison of men’s and women’s accounts of violence against womenViolence Against Women, Vol. 4, pp. 382-414.

Donovan, R. and Williams, M (2002).  Living at the intersection:  The effects of racism and sexism on Black rape survivors. In C. West (Ed.), Violence in the lives of Black women: Battered, black, and blue.  New York, New York: Haworth. Pages 95-105.

Edelson, J. L. (1998)  Fact & fantasy:  Violent women: Social service agencies have a responsibility to know the difference.  Minnesota Center Against Domestic Violence and Abuse.

Emery, B. C., and Lloyd, S. A. (1994).  A feminist perspective on the study of women who use aggression in close relationships.  In D. L. Sollie & L. A. Leslie (eds.), Gender, families, and close relationships:  Feminist research journeys, pp. 237-262, Thousand Oaks, CA:  Sage Publications

Hamlett, N. (1998). Women Who Abuse in Intimate Relationships. Minneapolis, MN: Domestic Abuse Project.

Hamberger, L. K. (1997).  Female offenders in domestic violence:  A look at actions in their contexts. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment, & Trauma, Vol. 1, No.1, pp. 117-129.

Hamberger, L. K. and Guse, C.E. (2002).  Men’s and women’s use of intimate partner violence in clinical samples. Violence Against Women, Vol. 8, pp. 1301-1331.

Hamberger, L. K. & Potente, T. (1994).  Counseling heterosexual women arrested for domestic violence: Implications for theory and practiceViolence and Victims, Vol. 9, No. 2, 124-137.

Hirschel, D. and Buzawa, E. (2002).  Understanding the context of dual arrest with directions for future research. Violence Against Women, Vol. 12, pp. 1449-1473.

House, E. (2001). When women use force:  An advocacy guide to understanding this issue and conducting an assessment with individuals who have used force to determine their eligibility for services from a domestic violence agency.  Ann Arbor, MI:  Domestic Violence Program/Safe House.

Hooper, M. (1996).  When domestic violence diversion is no longer an option:  What to do with the female offenderBerkeley Women’s Law Journal, Vol. 11, pp. 168-181.

Iyengar, R. (August 7, 2007).  The protection battered spouses don’t need.  New York Times, Op-Ed Contributor.  http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/07/opinion/pyiyengar.html

Jacobson, N.S. (1994).  Contextualism is dead:  Long live contextualism. Family Process, Vol. 33, pp. 97-100.

Kernsmith, P. (2005).  Exerting power or striking back: A gendered comparison of motivations for domestic violence perpetration.  Violence and Victims, Vol. 20, No. 2, pp. 173-185.

Kernsmith, P. (2005).  Treating perpetrators of domestic violence: gender differences in the applicability of planned behavior.  Sex Roles, Vol. 52, Nos. 11/12, pp. 757-770.

Kernsmith, P. (2006).  Gender differences in the impact of family of origin violence on perpetrators of domestic violence.  Journal of Family Violence, Vol. 21, No. 2, pp. 163-171.
 

Kimmel, M.L. (2000).  “Gender symmetry” in domestic violence: A substantive and methodological research review.  Violence Against Women, Vol. 8, pp.1336-1367.

Larance, L. Y. (2006).  Serving women who use force in their intimate heterosexual relationships:  An extended viewViolence Against Women, Vol. 12, No. 7, pp. 622-640.

Larance, L.Y. (Winter 2007).  When she hits him:  Why the institutional response deserves reconsideration. Violence Against Women Newsletter:  Prosecuting Attorney’s Association of Michigan,  Vol. 5, Issue 4, pp. 10-19.

Larance, L.Y., Hoffman, A., and Baldwin-Shivas, J. (2008).  VISTA Program Curriculum: Serving women who use force in intimate heterosexual relationships.  Morris County, New Jersey:  Jersey Battered Women's Service, Inc.  Forthcoming.

Larance, L. Y. and Porter, M. L. (2004). Observations from Practice: Support Group Membership as a Process of Social Capital Formation among Female Survivors of Domestic Violence. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Vol. 19, No. 6, pp. 676-690.

Levinson, (1989).  Family violence in a cross-cultural perspective.  Newbury park, CA: Sage.

Malloy, K.A., McCloskey, K., Grigsby, N. and Gardner, D. (2003). Women’s use of violence within interpersonal relationships.  Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment, and Trauma, Vol. 6, No. 2, pp. 37-59.

McMahon, M. and Pence, E. (January 2003).  Making social change:  Reflections on individual and institutional advocacy with women arrested for domestic violenceViolence Against Women, Vol. 9, No. 1, pp. 47-74.

Miles, D. (Summer 2007).  The system’s response when victims use force:  One county’s solution. Violence Against Women Newsletter:  Prosecuting Attorney’s Association of Michigan.  Vol. 5, Issue 3, pp. 1-6.

Miller, S. L. (2001).  The paradox of women arrested for domestic violence:  Criminal justice professionals and service providers respond. Violence Against Women, Vol. 7, pp. 1339-1376.

Miller, S. L. (2005).  Victims as offenders: The Paradox of Women’s use of violence in relationships.  New Brunswick, NJ:  Rutgers University Press.

Miller, S.L., Gregory, C., and Iovanni, L. (2005).  One size fits all? A gender-neutral approach to a gender-specific problem:  Contrasting batterer treatment programs for male and female offenders. Criminal Justice Review, Vol. 16, No. 3, pp.336-359.
 

Miller, S. L.  and Meloy, M. L. (2006).  Women’s use of force:  voices of women arrested for domestic violence. Violence Against Women, Vol. 12, No. 1, pp. 89-115.

Osthoff, S. (2002).  “But Gertrude, I beg to differ, a hit is not a hit”:  When battered women are arrested for assaulting their partners. Violence Against Women, Vol. 8, No. 12, pp. 1521-1544.

Pence, E. and Dasgupta, S.D. (2006).  Re-examining ‘battering’:  Are all acts of violence against intimate partners the same?  Praxis International, Inc.

Pence, E. and Paymar, M. (1993).  Education groups for men who batter:  The Duluth model.  New York, New York:  Springer.

Perilla, J.L., Frndak, K., Lillard, D., and East, C. (2003).  A working analysis of women’s use of violence in the context of learning, opportunity, and choiceViolence Against Women, Vol. 9, No. 1, pp. 10-46.

Rajah, V., Frey, V., and Haviland, M. (2006).  “Aren’t I a victim?” Notes on identity challenges relating to police action in a mandatory arrest jurisdiction.  Violence Against Women, Vol. 12, No. 10, pp 897-916.

Renzetti, C.M. (1995). The challenges to feminism posed by women’s use of violence in intimate relationships, In S. Lamb (ed.), New versions of victims, New York:  New York University Press, pp. 42-56.

Renzetti, C. (2006).  Commentary on Swan and Snow’s “The development of a theory of women’s use of violence in intimate relationships”. Violence Against Women, Vol. 12, No. 11, pp. 1046-1049.

Saunders, D. G. (1986).  When battered women use violence: husband-abuse or self-defense? Victims and Violence, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 47-60.

Saunders, D. G. (December 2002).  Are physical assaults by wives and girlfriends a major social problem?  A review of the literature. Violence Against Women, Vol. 8, No. 12, pp. 1424-1448.

Schechter, S. (1982).  Women and male violence: The visions and struggles of the battered women’s movement.  Boston, MA:  South End Press.

Stark, E. (2006).  Commentary on Johnson’s “Conflict and control: Gender symmetry and asymmetry in domestic violence.” Violence Against Women, Vol. 12, No. 11, pp. 1019-1025.

Stark, E. (2007).  Coercive control: The entrapment of women in personal life New York, New York:  Oxford University Press.

Straus, M. (1979).  Measuring intrafamily conflict and violence: The conflict tactics (CT) scale. Journal of Marriage and Family, Vol. 41, pp. 75-88.

Stuart, G.L., Moore, T.D., Gordon, K.C., Hellmuth, J.C., Ramsey, S.E., and Kahler, C.W. (2006).  Reasons for intimate partner violence perpetration among arrested women. Violence Against Women, Vol. 2, No. 7, pp. 609-621.

Swan, S.C. and Snow, D.L. (2003).  Behavioral and psychological differences among abused women who use violence in intimate relationships. Violence Against Women, Vol. 9, No. 1, pp. 75-109.

Swan, S.C. and Snow, D.L. (2006).  The development of a theory of women’s use of violence in intimate relationships. Violence Against Women, Vol. 12, No. 11, pp. 1026-1045.

Tjaden, P. and Thoennes, N. (2000).  Prevalence and consequences of male-to-female and female-to-male intimate partner violence as measured by the National Violence Against Women Survey. Violence Against Women, Vol. 6, pp. 142-161.

West, C.M. and Rose, S. (2000).  Dating aggression among low income African American youth:  An examination of gender differences and antagonistic believesViolence Against Women, Vol. 6, pp. 470-494.

Worcester, N. (2001).  Women who use force in heterosexual domestic violence:  Putting the context (back in) the picture.  Wisconsin Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Vol. 20, Issue I, 2

Worcester, N. (November 2002).  Women’s Use of Force:  complexities and challenges of taking the issue seriously.Violence Against Women, Vol. 6, No. 11, pp. 1394-1419.


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