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Books & Articles
Over the years, Emerge
staff have written various articles on a variety of different topics.
These articles may be useful for research papers, outreach, or as
helpful tools for specific abuser group issues. All articles are listed
by publishing date. If you have additional
questions about a specific article, please call our office or send us an
e-mail.
"Why Do They Kill? Men Who Murder Their Intimate
Partners"
by David Adams
Moving backwards from the murders they committed through their adult
lives, relationship histories, and their childhoods, the author sought
to understand what motivates the men to kill. The patterns he found
reveal that the murders were neither impulsive crimes of passion nor
were they indiscriminate.
Why Do They Kill? is the first book to profile different types of
wife killers, and to examine the courtship patterns of abusive men. The
author shows that wife murders are not, for the most part, “crimes of
passion,” but culminations of lifelong predisposing factors of the men
who murder, and that many elements of their crimes are foretold by their
past behavior in intimate relationships. Key turning points of these
relationships include the first emergence of the man's violence, his
blaming of the victim, her attempts to resist, his escalation, her
attempts to end the relationship, and his punishment for her defiance.
Critical perspective on the men's accounts comes from interviews with
victims of attempted homicide (standing in for the murder victims) who
survived shootings, stabbings, and strangulation. These women detail
their partner's escalating patterns of child abuse, sexual violence,
terroristic threats, and stalking. The section on help-seeking patterns
of victims helps to dispel notions of “learned helplessness” among
victims.
"Treatment Programs for Batterers"
by David Adams
Provides an overview of batterer intervention programs in the United
States and Canada. Includes sections on program goals and techniques
that address those goals. Last section discusses program innovations
such as danger assessments, program adaptation for special populations,
parenting education and strategies for reducing client attrition.
[Published
in Clinics in Family Practice, Volume 5, Number 1, March 2003]
"Emerge: A Group Education Model for Batterers"
by David Adams & Susan Cayouette
Book chapter succinctly describes Emerge's program philosophy
and provides detailed information about staffing, intake procedures,
communication with victims and referral sources, and psycho-educational program
curriculum. Final sections also discuss criteria for program completion,
cultural competence and community collaborations. [Published in Programs
for Men Who Batter: Intervention and Prevention Strategies in a Diverse Society.
Aldarondo, E. & Mederos, F. (editors) Civic Research Institute. Kingston, NJ,
2002]
"Running Batterer Groups for Lesbian & Bisexual Women"
by Susan Cayouette
Looks at Emerge's process developing a lesbian battered group and
issues specific to running lesbian group.
[Published in Same-sex domestic
Violence," edited by Beth Leventhal & Sandra E. Lundy, 1999]
"Safety Issues for Female Group Leaders"
by Susan Cayouette
Examines three levels of safety concerns for women: working with
batterers, working with male Co-leaders and working within a male run
organization. [Published in "Working With Men for Change," edited by
Jim Wild, 1999]
"Guidelines for Doctors on Identifying and
Helping Their Patients
Who Batter "
by David Adams
Provides guidelines for physicians on identifying, educating and
referring their patients who batter. [Published in Journal of American
Medical Women's Association, Vol. 51(3) May/July, 1996]
"In the Client's Best Interest:
An Attorney's Guide to Clients Who Batter"
by David Adams & Stephen Russo
Provides guidelines for attorneys who represent batterers.
Includes a brief profile of batterer characteristics, their tendencies when
facing legal actions, and advice for attorneys on how to decrease the odds of
further abuse and help their clients recognize their long-term interests.
Discusses characteristics of state-certified batterer intervention programs.
[Published in S. Swihart (editors) Florida Domestic Violence Law,
Tallahassee: FL: Florida Bar, 1996]
"Coerced Treatment: Contradiction in Terms?"
by David Adams
Describes the development, rationale and features of
court-mandated treatment for batterers. Includes discussion of
confidentiality and victim safety as well as roles for informed
psychologists. [Massachusetts Psychological Association
Quarterly 38(4), 1995]
"Guidelines for Talking to Abusive Husbands"
by David Adams
Provides guidelines for clergy and mental health
workers on identifying and talking with men who batter. Includes
discussion of common excuses by batterers. [Published in staff
of Volcano Press (editors) Family Violence and Religion an Interfaith
Resource Guide, Volcano, CA: Volcano Press, 1995]
"Working With Lesbian Batterers"
by Susan Cayouette & Beth Leventhal
Looks at general issues around lesbian battering,
including identification of victims and perpetrators, characteristics of
batterers. Includes discussion of counseling batterers individually, in
couples and in groups. [Published in Massachusetts
Psychological Association Quarterly 38(4) January, 1995]
"Historical Timeline of Medical and Psychological
Responses to Battered Women"
by David Adams
Annotated historical timeline of key developments in
medical and mental health establishment responses to violence against
women in the US from the mid 1800's, leading to the development of the
battered women's movement. [Unpublished, Emerge, 1992]
"Empathy and Entitlement: A Comparison of Battering
and Non-battering Husbands"
by David Adams
Research study compares fifteen battering husbands to
an equal number of non-battering husbands, specifically looking at their
attitudes toward women and expectations on their wives. This study also
includes extensive data from these men's wives. The study finds
significant differences between abusive and non-abusive husbands in
their sense of empathy and entitlement. [Doctoral
Dissertation, Counseling Psychology Department, Northeastern University,
1991]
"The Addicted or Alcoholic Batterer"
by Susan Cayouette
Discusses the special problems of identifying and treating the abusive
man who also has a drug or alcohol problem, including those involved in
12 step recovery programs. Special attention is devoted to safety
considerations for battered women who's partners are drug or alcohol
involved. [Published
by Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence, 1990]
"Feminist-Based Interventions for Battering Men"
by David Adams
More detailed description of the pro-feminist
educational approach used with battering men. Describes various group
techniques used by proponents of this model with a particular emphasis
on confrontation of abuse exercises. Includes criteria for evaluating
the impact of batterer's programs on victims, perpetrators and the
community. [Published in L. Caesar & K. Hamberger (editors),
Therapeutic Interventions with Batterers: Theory and Practice. New York:
Springer, 1989]
"Counseling Men Who Batter:
A Pro-Feminist Analysis of Treatment Models"
by David Adams
Describes and contrasts five different treatment
approaches to battering men. These include the insight, ventilation,
family systems, cognitive-behavioral, and pro-feminist models. Includes
discussion of each model's modalities and techniques -- Also available
in Spanish. [Published in K Yllo & M. Bograd (editors),
Feminist Perspectives on Wife Abuse, Beverly Hills, CA: Sage, 1988]
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