Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Author -- 1. Introduction -- Background -- Gender equality -- An unnecessary schism -- Ideologically held beliefs become reality -- The criminalization of all acts of family conflict -- A good idea gone bad -- What is domestic violence? -- The children -- The 21st century -- The beat goes on -- An objective view -- A chance to be heard -- Discussion -- 2. Domestic violence and violent behavior in general -- Introduction -- A blind eye -- A deaf ear -- Domestic violence -- Why they do it -- Crime statistics -- Homicides -- A distinct model for murder -- Power and control -- Opportunity and ability -- It is not always one or the other -- The fallacious argument -- The wellspring of violent behavior -- Victims and offenders -- Time for change -- Where violence occurs -- Conclusion -- Discussion questions -- 3. Battered statistics harm all victims -- How non-facts become facts -- A non-fact -- The facts -- The numbers game -- Do these numbers help or hinder? -- Some measuring tools -- Time to stop and think -- Domestic violence homicides -- Marginalizing victims -- Conclusion -- Discussion questions -- 4. Dating abuse -- The Massachusetts constitution -- Article I -- Article I -- Valentine's Day in America's hometown -- An overview -- Battering behavior -- Dating violence or family conflict -- Risk factors for dating abuse -- One-solution-fits-all -- Women's rights research -- Jane Doe -- Definition -- Liz Claiborne Inc. -- Findings -- Power and control issues -- Emotional abuse -- It's time to talk day -- Keeping the silence -- Is there a gender agenda? -- Gender symmetry -- The Violence Against Women Act -- Juvenile violent and non-violent crime rate -- The 2004 Boston youth survey -- The college campus -- Self-defense and aggression -- Avoiding the obvious -- Senator Joseph Biden -- Circumstances and context -- Ideology skews public policy -- The National Center for Victims of Crime -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -- Safety first -- Conclusion -- Discussion questions --

5. The California conundrum : keeping the promise -- Introduction -- Keeping the promise (KtP) -- Permeating the system -- One-solution-fits-all -- Domestic violence is not treated the same as other crimes -- Battering behavior -- Family conflict -- The domestic violence problem -- The fear factor gender differential -- Reporting -- Dating relationships -- Domestic violence homicides -- Limited understanding and a lack of knowledge -- Research ignored -- Mandatory -- Helpful for some, harmful for others -- One size does not fit all -- Why ignore these NIJ-sponsored reports -- The National Research Council -- Justice for all -- Restraining orders -- The facts -- The premise -- Deterrence -- Connecting the dots -- The cart and the horse -- Prosecuting domestic violence misdemeanors : ignoring the obvious -- An imperfect idea -- It's all about choice -- What not to do -- Read the studies -- Holding batterers accountable : batterer intervention programs, probation departments, and the courts -- The nexus of the problem -- It gets worse -- The Duluth or cognitive-behavioral model -- The family conflict model -- The psychotherapeutic model -- And worse still -- Law enforcement's response to health practitioner reports of domestic violence -- Empirical data, not hunches and hopes -- Look before you leap -- Leaping without looking -- Autonomy and confidentiality -- California mandatory reporting law : a summary -- Why confusion reigns -- The letter of the law -- Recommendations for KtP change -- Criminal justice data -- A central premise -- An emerging awareness -- Recommendations for the California Attorney General -- Recommendation one -- Recommendation two -- Recommendation three -- Recommendation four -- Conclusion -- Discussion questions --

6. Rape and sexual assault -- Introduction -- Those that stand accused -- Engaging men -- A crime that spawned a center -- Experts -- Law enforcement intervention -- Educational intervention -- Invisible victims -- Further complications -- Rape statistics -- Conclusion -- Discussion questions -- 7. Mandatory domestic violence arrest policies -- What is domestic violence? -- Battering -- Family conflict -- A false premise -- The rise in arrests for females -- Questioning mandatory arrest -- Outcomes -- Conclusion -- Discussion questions -- 8. The Colorado Star Chamber -- Introduction -- The U.S. Department of Justice -- The Star Chamber -- The Fifth Amendment -- The Sixth Amendment -- The Fourteenth Amendment, Section 1 -- Moral and legal rights -- Injustice indeed -- Plea bargain -- The 2002 Colorado Star Chamber -- Thinking and nonthinking -- Unsubstantiated beliefs -- Logic and common sense -- Discussion questions -- 9. Ain't I a victim -- Introduction -- Domestic violence awareness -- Equality and equity -- Abusive not violent behavior -- The "experts" cannot see them -- Why male victims seem invisible -- Facts ignored -- The search for the whole truth -- Can't they handle the truth? -- And what about our children? -- The patriarchy makes them do it -- The invisible victim -- And the truth shall set us free -- Discussion questions --

10. In memoriam -- Introduction -- Implicit bias -- The 2003 Massachusetts Domestic Violence Homicide Report -- The silent voices -- January 14, 2003 -- February 7, 2003 -- March 25, 2003 -- March 31, 2003 -- April 19, 2000 -- April 19, 2003 -- June 1, 2003 -- June 11, 2003 -- June 16, 2003 -- June 26, 2003 -- June 29, 2003 -- July 23, 2003 -- October 2, 2003 -- October 28, 2003 -- November 2, 2003 -- November 26, 2003 -- December 1, 2003 -- Implicit bias -- Lessons ignored -- Domestic violence homicide is preventable -- Conclusion -- Discussion questions -- 11. Rethinking victimization -- Some perspective -- Differing domestic violence data -- Compromise -- The Duluth model -- The family conflict model -- The psychological model -- A complex and multifaceted issue -- Batterers -- Family conflict -- Assessments needed -- The value of assessments -- The need for a more objective view -- Unbiased reporting of facts -- Conclusion -- Discussion questions -- 12. Afterword -- Introduction -- The resolution -- Resolution -- Thinking about thinking -- "Advancing the federal research agenda on violence against women" -- "The exposure reduction or backlash? The effects of domestic violence resources on intimate partner homicide" -- Controlling violence against women : a research perspective on the 1994 VAWA's criminal justice impacts -- Intimate partner violence (IPV) : overview -- Conclusion -- References -- Recommendations -- Recommendation one -- Recommendation two -- Recommendation three -- Recommendation four -- Recommendation five -- Recommendation six -- Recommendation seven -- Recommendation eight -- Recommendation nine -- The Family Violence Act -- Recommendation ten -- Unaware of the data? -- Selected resources -- Index.