Portrayal of women as Intimate Partner Violence perpetrators

The article explores some of the ways heterosexual women are portrayed as perpetrators of intimate partner domestic violence (IPV) in police domestic violence records in England.

It is the first study in the United Kingdom to examine the issue of gender and domestic violence perpetrators in any detail and over time. 

The article is based on a study of 128 IPV cases tracked longitudinally over 6 years, including 32 cases where women were the sole perpetrators and a further 32 cases where women were “dual” perpetrators alongside men.