New approaches to reducing domestic violence. Here are some statistics gathered from a variety of surveys detailed in the first chapter of Abused Men. Four million women a year in the U.S. suffer domestic violence by their partners and 1.8 million women are seriously assaulted. The most cited reason for ignoring the higher or nearly equal rate of domestic violence against men include women acting in self defense. This is not true in the majority of cases.
Mutual combat is the norm in violent households.
Mr. Cook discusses the research with an eye to balance, pointing out the weaknesses and strengths of each study, and the pros and cons of different research strategies as they were used in attempts to establish what really happens out there in the real world. You got 'em, lots of them, in context, with explanations as to what they do and do not mean. It has received glowing comments from many of the best known professionals and activists in the field. It should be considered compulsory reading for anyone who has any interest in a healthy future for men, women and children and the survival of the family. We cannot continue to ignore half the problem of family violence and hope it will get better.