Victims as Offenders: The Paradox of Women's Violence in Relationships

by Susan L. Miller

Book Overview

Arrests of women for assault increased more than 40 percent over the past decade, while male arrests for this offense have fallen by about one percent. Some studies report that for the first time ever the rate of reported intimate partner abuse among men and women is nearly equal. Susan L. Miller's timely book explores the important questions raised by these startling statistics.

Are women finally closing the gender gap on violence? Or does...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813536715
• ISBN13: 9780813536712
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"