Female perpetrators of intimate partner violence

Istraživanja partnerskog nasilja pojavila su se relativno kasno, tek 1970-ih godina, usmjeravajući se prvenstveno na muškarca kao počinitelja nasilja i ženu kao žrtvu. Mali je broj istraživanja koja se bave ženama kao počiniteljicama nasilja u partnerskim odnosima. Cilj ovog rada bio je pregledom postojeće domaće i strane literature prikazati obilježja žena koje čine nasilje u partnerskim odnosima te obilježja tog nasilja. Uz to, dan je kratak pregled tretmana žena počiniteljica nasilja u partnerskim odnosima. Pregled domaće i strane literature pokazao je da su za žene koje čine partnersko nasilje karakteristična brojna demografska, osobna, obiteljska i okolišna obilježja. Isto tako, vidljivo je da žene čine najčešće psihičko nasilje, a slijede ga fizičko i seksualno nasilje u partnerskim odnosima. Što se tiče tretmana, pregledom literature vidljivo je da je njihova učinkovitost upitna, stoga se ovim radom želi dati pregled i podloga istraživačima i stručnjacima u radu i osmišljavanju tretmana za žene počiniteljice nasilja u partnerskim odnosima.Research on partner violence emerged relatively late, in the 1970s, focusing primarily on men as perpetrators and women as victims. There is a small number of studies that focus on women as perpetrators of partner violence. The goal of this paper was to identify the characteristics of women who perpetrate intimate partner violence and the characteristics of such violence by reviewing the existing domestic and foreign literature. In addition, a brief overview of treatments for women perpetrators of intimate partner violence is given. A review of domestic and foreign literature shows that women who perpetrate intimate partner violence have numerous specific demographic, personal, family and environmental characteristics. In addition, it is evident that women most often perpetrate psychological violence, followed by physical and sexual partner violence. Regarding treatments, it is clear that their effectiveness is questionable, so this paper seeks to provide an overview and basis for other researchers and experts in working and designing of treatments for women perpetrators of intimate partner violence