UNDERSTANDING AND ADDRESSING
INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE

In recent decades, researchers have identified typologies of those who perpetrate intimate partner violence based on forms of abuse, types of violence, and motivations for use of violence. In this research series, we explore risk factors for individuals who perpetrate violence and strategies to address them.
UNDERSTANDING INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE: DEFINITIONS AND RISK FACTORS

Though underreported, intimate partner violence affects a large number of women, as well as men and individuals in the LGBTQIA+ community. Intimate partner violence can affect the mental and physical health of the person who experienced violence and negatively impact children in the home. Over the past two decades, researchers have identified typologies of people who have perpetrated intimate partner violence based on the forms of abuse, types of person who perpetrated violence, types of violence, and motivations for use of violence. An understanding of IPV typologies can help create more effective and individualized prevention and intervention policies and programs. This article discusses typologies, as well as risk assessments that can guide the justice system in measuring risk for perpetrating or experiencing violence.
POLICIES AND PROGRAMS TO ADDRESS INDIVIDUALS WHO PERPETRATE INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE

The criminal legal system has implemented a variety of strategies to address intimate partner violence, including mandatory arrest policies, specialized courts, weapons bans, no drop prosecution, and orders of protection. In addition, batterer intervention programs and cognitive behavioral therapy are available to those who perpetrate violence to address correlated issues, such as substance use disorders, childhood exposure to violence, child abuse, exposure to homicide/femicide, and animal abuse. This article presents an overview of prevention, policies, programming, and associations for people who have perpetrated intimate partner violence.
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