1. The history of spouse assault = 3
2. Nested ecological theory = 18
3. Measurement and incidence of abuse = 41
4. Theories of wife assault : psychiatric contributions = 62
5. Feminist and sociobiological explanations for intimate partner violence = 95
6. The gender debate and the feminist paradigm = 109
7. The domestic assault of men = 130
8. The social psychology of the perpetrator = 155
9. Subtypes of perpetrators = 184
10. The cycle of violence and the abusive personality = 211
11. Relationship/interactionist explanations = 234
12. The failure of criminal justice intervention policy = 249
13. Risk assessment = 273
14. Treatment policy issues = 288
15. Treatment : the next step = 320
16. Rethinking the response to domestic violence = 341
2. Nested ecological theory = 18
3. Measurement and incidence of abuse = 41
4. Theories of wife assault : psychiatric contributions = 62
5. Feminist and sociobiological explanations for intimate partner violence = 95
6. The gender debate and the feminist paradigm = 109
7. The domestic assault of men = 130
8. The social psychology of the perpetrator = 155
9. Subtypes of perpetrators = 184
10. The cycle of violence and the abusive personality = 211
11. Relationship/interactionist explanations = 234
12. The failure of criminal justice intervention policy = 249
13. Risk assessment = 273
14. Treatment policy issues = 288
15. Treatment : the next step = 320
16. Rethinking the response to domestic violence = 341