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Men and Intimate Partner Rape: Characteristics of Men Who Sexually Abuse Their Partner

NCJ Number
235219
Journal
Journal of Interpersonal Violence Volume: 21 Issue: 10 Dated: October 2006 Pages: 1375-1384
Author(s)
Raquel Kennedy Bergen; Paul Bukovec
Date Published
October 2006
Length
10 pages
Annotation
This article examines abusive men who use sexual violence against their partner.
Abstract
This article explores men's use of sexual violence against their intimate partner. Although there is a growing body of information about men's use of physical violence, there is less data about men's sexual violence in intimate partnerships. Data were collected from 229 men who were enrolled in an intervention program for men who abuse. Of men in this study, 53 percent had sexually assaulted their partner at least one time. This article will address the ways in which this sample of men sexually abused their partner and the connection between physical and sexual abuse within their relationships. (Published Abstract)