Title: My partner, my enemy : an unflinching view of domestic violence and new ways to protect victims /
Authors: Leventhal, John Michael,
Year: 2018
Subjects: Family violence United States; Victims of family violence United States.; Abusive men United States.; Abusive men; Family violence; Victims of family violence; United States
Abstract: So how do we help reduce and eliminate intimate partner abuse, especially when the public knows so little and much goes unreported? By exploring the severity of the problem through true case studies of violent and abusive men, and their motivations.
Contents: Introduction -- What is the scope of the domestic violence problem in society? -- Build it and they will come -- Lucky Laurie -- Yuri the hunter -- Desmond and Enid -- Deadly Dave -- Boris the bully -- Predator Paul -- Same-sex savagery -- Alvin's allowance -- Jeremiah Jonah -- Fatal Frankie -- Classic Carl -- Selfish Samuel -- Dangerous "love" -- Deadly vignettes -- What can we do to protect abused women and to aid them to help themselves? -- What should we do with the perpetrators? -- Reflections.