The book is designed to help both practitioners and policymakers design appropriate interventions for violent men. The first chapter defines physical and psychological abuse of women and examines the effects of abuse on victims and families. The second chapter describes an integrated view of how violence develops, is maintained, and may be stopped. Subsequent chapters consider characteristics of abusive men, intervention models, the value of small groups in helping men become nonviolent and respect the human rights of their partners, individual counseling, and controversial issues surrounding the use of couple or family counseling with violent men and their victims. Final chapters address educational, religious, medical, and employment issues associated with preventing abusive behavior and community intervention projects, as well as cognitive and behavioral treatment procedures, the need for interventions at multiple levels of social organization, and the importance of sensitivity to ethnic and cultural differences. 279 references, 2 tables, and 1 figure