Domestic Violence Law- Types of Intimate Partner Violence

Situational Couple Violence

Relationship in which situations or arguments between partners escalate into physical violence because one or both partners has poor ability to control anger

Situational Couple Violence Factors

-Results from arguments between partners that escalate into physical violence

- Involves violence which is triggered by a stressor

- Involves poor anger control by one or both partners

- Can involve frequent and severe violence

- BUT generally ends when the couple separates

Domestic Violence- Coercive Control

A pattern of abusive behavior in an intimate relationship designed to gain and maintain power and control

Domestic Violence- Coercive Control Factors

- People who use tactics on Power and Control Wheel that work for them- nonviolent tactics may be effective without use of violence especially in relationships that include a history of domestic violence

- Abusive behaviors can happen at any time

- Stressors (i.e. mental health or substance abuse issues) may increase frequency and severity of DV but stressors do not cause DV

- Control tactics make ending relationship exponentially more difficult

- Leaving an abusive partner often leads them to escalate abusive behavior is an attempt to regain control= increase in danger for survivor

Power and Control Wheel (DV Playbook)

-Using coercion and threats

-Using intimidation

-Using economic abuse

-Using emotional abuse

-Using isolation

-Minimizing, denying, and blaming

-Using children

-Using male privilege

Batterer Typologies- Family-Only

-Function normally outside of intimate relationships

-May be deterred by criminal sanctions

Batterer Typologies- Borderline

-Violence generally, although not always, confined to family

-May evince borderline personality disorder traits

Batterer Typologies- Generally Violent/Antisocial

Often have extensive criminal records including violent offenses v. non-family victim