Perpetrators of Intimate Partner Sexual Violence

Louise McOrmond-Plummer is Research Associate at the West Virginia University Center on Violence, USA. She has twenty-five years of study, work and activism experience in the areas of domestic violence and sexual assault, with particular focus on intimate partner sexual violence. Jennifer Y. Levy-Peck, PhD, is a clinical psychologist with more than thirty-five years of experience working with survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault, and has developed expertise in program development and victim advocacy. She is president of Levy-Peck Consulting, LLC. Patricia Easteal, AM, is Professor of Law at the University of Canberra, Australia. She has twenty-plus years of research, writing, advocacy and teaching experience in the area of women and the law, domestic violence and sexual assault. She has written and/or edited 15 relevant books and more than 160 academic journal articles.

List of contributors

Foreword - Evan Stark

Acknowledgements

Part 1: Moving the Focus to Perpetrators and their Impact






Introduction: Why a Focus on Perpetrators of Intimate Partner Sexual Violence is Essential – Louise McOrmond-Plummer, Patricia Easteal AM, and Jennifer Y. Levy-Peck



Talking to Killers: What Can They Tell Us About Sexual Assault as a Risk Factor for Homicide? – David Adams



Children’s Exposure to Intimate Partner Sexual Violence – Kathryn Ford
Part 2: Who Are the Perpetrators of Intimate Partner Sexual Violence?




The Mindset of Intimate Partner Sexual Violence Perpetrators: Motivations and Myths – Patricia Easteal AM and Louise McOrmond-Plummer



Intimate Partner Sexual Violence Perpetrators and Entitlement – Debra Parkinson



Perpetrators of Intimate Partner Sexual Violence: Characteristics & Motivations – Joseph A. Camilleri and Melissa M. Miele





What Type of Men Sexually Assault Their Partners, and Why Do Women Love Them? Beyond Stereotyping – Louise McOrmond-Plummer
Part 3: Perpetrators’ Strategies for Control




What Intimate Partner Sexual Violence Looks Like: Coercive Methods of Perpetrators – Louise McOrmond-Plummer



"But He Didn’t Hit Me" – Living with a Non-Physical-Battering Sexual Abuser – Lindsey Mason



Lucky to Be Alive: A Battering Partner Rapist – Louise McOrmond-Plummer



Perpetrators and Reproductive Coercion – Jennifer Y. Levy-Peck
Part 4: How Perpetrators are Condoned: The Social Context of Intimate Partner Sexual Violence




The Role of Male Peer Support in Intimate Partner Sexual Violence Perpetrators’ Offending – Walter S. DeKeseredy



The Role of Adult Pornography in Intimate Partner Sexual Violence Perpetrators’ Offending – Walter S. DeKeseredy and Rus Ervin Funk



The Court’s Response to Intimate Partner Sexual Violence Perpetrators – Anna Carline and Patricia Easteal AM



Intimate Partner Sexual Violence and Family Law – Angela Lynch, Janet Loughman, and "Eleanor," with commentary by Thomas P. Alongi



When Intimate Partner Sexual Violence Intersects with Faith Traditions and Practices – Marie M. Fortune
Part 5: Community Prevention and Intervention with Perpetrators




Addressing and Combatting Intimate Partner Sexual Violence – Rus Ervin Funk and Lundy Bancroft



Intimate Partner Sexual Violence and Perpetrator Programs: Project Mirabal Research Findings – Nicole Westmarland and Liz Kelly



Law Enforcement Response to Intimate Partner Sexual Violence Perpetrators – Mike Davis



Intimate Partner Sexual Violence Prevention with Young People – Kat Monusky and Jennifer Y. Levy-Peck



Preventing Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment with Young People: A One-Year Follow-up on the Shifting Boundaries Intervention – Bruce G. Taylor, Elizabeth A. Mumford, Weiwei Liu, and Nan D. Stein



Conclusion: A Fresh Approach to Prevention, Identification, and Accountability of Intimate Partner Sexual Violence Perpetrators – Jennifer Y. Levy-Peck, Patricia Easteal AM, and Louise McOrmond-Plummer

Index