Partner Rape Resources for Professionals & Students
WHAT'S ON THIS PAGE?
If you're a counselor, activist, medical or legal professional, researcher or any other professional who intersects with victims/survivors of Intimate Partner Sexual Assault, you may find this page useful. I will update it as I come across new information, or as you kindly email it to me.
If you are a professional who is here because you work with Intimate Partner Sexual Violence or you are interested in doing so, fantastic!
This page is a hub of what I know to be available currently, and I hope it will grow. If you or your organization are doing something with IPSV, I'd be very excited to hear from you and put it on this page! Please email me. Also if you If you know of any other programs, papers, research, books or sites that you believe should be included on this page, I would be grateful if you would email me too!
NEW AND CURRENT RESEARCH
Rape Crisis Scotland is currently conducting research into Intimate Partner Sexual Violence against women. Please go here for more information.
Differential Characteristics of Intimate Partner, Acquaintance, and Stranger Rape Survivors Examined by a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) TK Logan, Jennifer Cole, and Anita Capillo, Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Aug 2007; vol. 22: pp. 1066 - 1076.See Abstract
Paige Hall Smith, Gloria E. Thornton, Robert DeVellis, JoAnne Earp, and Ann L. Coker, Violence Against Women, Oct 2002; vol. 8: pp. 1208 - 1232. See Abstract
Bonnie L. Yegidis, Affilia, Mar 1988; vol. 3: pp. 62 - 68. See Abstract
Raquel Kennedy Bergen, Violence Against Women, Jun 1995; vol. 1: pp. 117 - 138. See Abstract
Bethany A. Munge, Andrew M. Pomerantz, Jonathan C. Pettibone, and Jameca W. Falconer Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Oct 2007; vol. 22: pp. 1332 - 1339. See Abstract
Mary Kay Kirkwood and Dawn K Cecil Violence Against Women, Nov 2001; vol. 7: pp. 1234 - 1253. See Abstract
Studying Wife Rape: Reflections on the Past, Present, and FutureRaquel Kennedy Bergen Violence Against Women, Dec 2004; vol. 10: pp. 1407 - 1416. Purchase Here
Patricia Mahoney Violence Against Women, Sep 1999; vol. 5: pp. 993 - 1016. See Abstract
Kersti Yllo Violence Against Women, Sep 1999; vol. 5: pp. 1059 - 1063.Purchase Here
Jennifer A. Bennice and Patricia A. Resick Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, Jul 2003; vol. 4: pp. 228 - 246. See Abstract
Marriage Is the Best Defense: Policy on Marital Rape Anna Scheyett Affilia, Dec 1988; vol. 3: pp. 8 - 23. See Abstract
Pregnancy Following Partner Rape: What We Know and What We Need To Know Judith McFarlane
Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, Apr 2007; vol. 8: pp. 127 - 134. See Abstract
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Violence Against Women, Sep 1999; vol. 5: pp. 1064 - 1081.See Abstract
KATHLEEN C. BASILE Violence Against Women, Sep 1999; vol. 5: pp. 1036 - 1058.See Abstract
CHRISTINE R. HANNEKE, NANCY M. SHIELDS, and GEORGE J. McCALL Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Sep 1986; vol. 1: pp. 350 - 362. See Abstract
Raquel Kennedy Bergen and Paul Bukovec Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Oct 2006; vol. 21: pp. 1375 - 1384. See Abstract
Women’s Responses to Sexual Violence by Male Intimates Draucker et al. West J Nurs Res.2000; 22: 385-406 See Abstract
Parallels and Pitfalls: The Aftermath of Legal Reform for Sexual Assault, Marital Rape, and Domestic Violence Victims SUSAN CARINGELLA-MacDONALD Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Jun 1988; vol. 3: pp. 174 - 189. See Abstract
The Dark Consequences of Marital Rape. AJN, American Journal of Nursing. 89(7):946-949, July 1989. CAMBELL, JACQUELYN C. 1; ALFORD, PEGGY 2 See Abstract
Marital Rape: Is the Crime Taken Seriously Without Co-occurring Physical Abuse? Jennifer Langhinrichsen-Rohling and Candice M. Monson Journal of Family Violence IssueVolume 13, Number 4 / December, 1998See Abstract
Separation/Divorce Sexual Assault: The Contribution of Male Support Walter S. DeKeseredy, Martin D. Schwartz, Danielle Fagen, Mandy Hall Feminist Criminology, Vol. 1, No. 3, 228-250 (2006)See Abstract
Separation/Divorce Sexual Assault in Rural Ohio: Survivors' Perceptions of Social Support Providers DeKeseredy, Walter. and Hall, Mandy See Abstract
For better or worse: the case of marital rape. For better or worse: the case of marital rape. Violence Vict. 1993 Spring;8(1):29-39.Whatley MA.Violence Vict. 1993 Spring;8(1):29-39. See Abstract
Marital rape in Scots law: a further case of interest. Shiels RS.J Forensic Sci Soc. 1990 May-Jun;30(3):131-4. See Abstract
Behind closed doors. Detecting and responding to marital rape. Goldy D, Goldy R Jr. Adv Nurse Pract. 1999 Nov;7(11):75-7. Go here
Sexual abuse within the marital relationship Grams AC, Carneiro de Sousa MJ, Roesch R, Pinto de Costa J.. Med Law. 1997;16(4):743-51.See Abstract
Gynaecological impact of sexual and physical abuse by spouse. A study of a random sample of Norwegian women Schei B, Bakketeig LS.. Br J Obstet Gynaecol. 1989 Dec;96(12):1379-83. See Abstract
Rape in marriage and in dating relationships: how bad is it for mental health? Kilpatrick DG, Best CL, Saunders BE, Veronen LJ. Acad Sci. 1988;528:335-44.Go here
Wife rape: barriers to identification and treatment. Weingourt R. Am J Psychother. 1985 Apr;39(2):187-92.See Abstract
Prevalence of wife rape and other intimate partner sexual coercion in a nationally representative sample of women. Basile KC. Violence Vict. 2002 Oct;17(5):511-24 See Abstract
Intimate partner sexual assault against women: frequency, health consequences, and treatment outcomes. McFarlane J, Malecha A, Watson K, Gist J, Batten E, Hall I, Smith S. Obstet Gynecol. 2005 Jan;105(1):99-108.See Abstract
The Ultimate Weapon?: Demythologizing Spousal Rape and Reconceptualizing Its Prosecution Lisa R. Eskow Stanford Law Review, Vol. 48, No. 3 (Feb., 1996), pp. 677-709 See Abstract
Free to Read:
WCSAP Connections: IPSV - Several interesting articles for professionals -you can Download pdf of the entire publication or download each article as a separatel pdf:
Just "keeping the peace": A reluctance to respond to male partner sexual violence Melanie Heenan ACSSA Issues No. 1 March 2004 - Read it here or Download pdf
Intimate Partner Sexual Violence WCSAP Research & Advocacy Digest Volume 9 January 2007 Download pdf
Intimate partner sexual assault : the impact of competing demands on victims' decisions to seek criminal justice solutions Denise Lievore, Australian Institute of Criminology
Presented at: Steps forward for families: research, practice and policy
Eighth Australian Institute of Family Studies Conference Melbourne 12-14 February 2003 Download pdf
Sexual Assault in Abusive Relationships Lauren R. Taylor and Nicole Gaskin-Laniyan, Ph.D Download pdf
Intimate Partner Sexual Abuse: An International Survey and Literature Review Kim Slote and Carrie Cuthbert Read it here
A crime against women, a crime against wives Louise McOrmond-Plummer One-In-Three Neswletter, Feb 2008 Read it here
Marital Rape Barbe Kiffe, Dakota County Sexual Assault Services Download pdf
Implementation of the domestic violence screening project in a sexual assault service: an unexpected result .Hall, G; Hately, R Download Word doc here
Women Sexually Assaulted by a Partner or ex-Partner: Falling between the 'Justice' cracks. Dr. P. Easteal - Presented in 2004 at Home Truths Conference Download Word doc here
Marital Rape: New research and directions. Raquel Kennedy Bergen (2006), Applied Research Forum, National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women Download pdf
BOOKS AND ESSAYS IN BOOKS
Real Rape Real Pain: Help for Women Sexually Assaulted by Male Partners - Patricia Easteal and Louise McOrmond-Plummer: My co-authored book is the first of its kind written for survivors of partner rape and covering numerous subjects such as defining and naming partner rape, the perpetrators, healing, future relationships, advice for supporters and going through the courts. Although the primary audience is survivors of IPSV, it is also intended as a resource for workers
Voices of The Survivors - Patricia Easteal: An Australian text, this book covers rape in very many settings, including by husbands, boyfriends and estranged partner
Rape in Marriage - Diana E.H. Russell: A must-read for anybody seeking to understand rape by partners. Ms. Russell also includes a section on the rape of lovers, i.e. boyfriends. Excellent coverage of the view of women as property from historical times. Looks intelligently at the problem of subsuming marital rape under the category of domestic violence, and the troubled history of rape crisis and domestic violence service responses to partner rape.
ESSAYS IN BOOKS:
“I just raped my wife! What are you going to do about it, Pastor?” The church and sexual violence - Carol J. Adams, in Transforming a Rape Culture, eds E Buchwald, P Fletcher & M Roth, Milkweed Editions, Minneapolis, 1995
‘Rape in Marriage: Has the License Lapsed?,’- Patricia Easteal in Patricia Easteal (ed), Balancing the Scales: Rape, Law Reform and Australian Culture (1998)
INTIMATE PARTNER SEXUAL ASSAULT TRAINING AND OTHER PROGRAMS
Understanding and Responding to Disclosures of Sexual Violence - This one day training program, is designed to increase the knowledge and skills of refuge and domestic violence workers in relation to Intimate Partner Sexual Assault (IPSA), principally to enable participants to identify and effectively and confidently respond to disclosures of sexual violence in the course of their professional practice. Featured on the Australian Center For the Study of Sexual Assault Promising Practice webpage.
In Raquel Bergen's study, survivors of partner rape indicated that what they most wanted were support groups specifically to speak about their issues with others who have shared their experiences.. Generic rape survivor or domestic violence support groups, unless they make room for IPSV, are often not appropriate Wife Rape:Understanding the Response of Survivors and Service Providers, Sage Publications, California, 1996). I am not currently aware of any such offline support groups right now (and I've asked around), though I am aware that one is currently being authored in the USA. It's also my intention to create a support group module in the future, so watch this space. If you do know of any services that run current groups or offer facilitator training, please email me - I would love to include them here, and also direct survivors to services that offer support.
Online peer-support is available for survivors of IPSV.
I am a moderator of Pandora's Aquarium, and we are proud to have assisted many partner rape survivors in finding support and validation - indeed, it has comprised very fine support for me too. While it isn't intended to replace therapy or crisis care, we do know that peer-support is an important part of the healing process. If you would like to read about what we offer survivors, who we are, a discussion of problems with online groups and how we manage them etc. please feel free to read our article for professionals. I hope you will consider referring clients who need peer-support to us
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