Gendered justice: the social construction of womanhood and intimate partner violence -- Understanding the scope of intimate partner violence -- Deconstructing cultural images and myths of intimate partner violence: overcoming the presence of the past -- Legal jurisprudence and the history of intimate partner violence -- Policing intimate partner violence -- Intimate partner violence in the courts -- Correcting intimate partner violence -- Escaping intimate partner violence: the shelter movement -- Reality reconsidered: female intimate partner violence victim images in society.