Intimate Partner Violence Case Study

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Perpetrators of intimate partner violence (IPV) are not one in the same. IPV is physical, sexual, psychological, or emotional abuse, or threat of abuse, by a current or former spouse or partner (Williams, Ghandour, & Kub, 2008). They vary in occurrence and their influence in both the community and in personal settings. Knowing the different manifestations of each will help with identifying and treating in accordance. Gender role in the IPV perpetrator seem to have similarities and yet they seem to vary in display. Knowing these differences may help us to properly identify and treat these behaviors before it becomes overwhelmingly difficult to handle. Violence by men against their female companions is widely acknowledged as a serious problem. …show more content…

In a chart present by the state of New York – Understanding domestic abusers- we can see that domestic abuse in heterosexual relationships were done by men 97% of the time. The characteristic of this abuse was on going, one-sided, often severe and escalating and control-motivated. ("Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence", 2017). In a study done by William et al. it suggested that females who commit IPV may experience more violence and/ or recurrent IPV abuse. It also suggest that amongst women or varying ages emotional violence seems to be the most dominant, followed by physical and then sexual violence (Williams, Ghandour, & Kub, 2008).
On observation it seems as though male perpetrators are taken more seriously that female perpetrators. “ In cases where only the male partner was injured, the female was charged in 60.2% of the cases, however, when the female partner was injured, the male was charged 91.1% of the time (Carney, Buttell, & Dutton, 2007).”
Female IPV offenders share similar characteristics to their male counterpart perpetrators. They are similar in their motives and psycho-social appearances like prior violence, substance abuse, and mental disorders (Carney, Buttell, & Dutton,