David Adams, a licensed psychologist, is co-founder and co-director of Emerge, established in 1977, the first counseling program in the nation for men who abused women. He has conducted trainings for social service and criminal justice professionals in 38 states and ten countries. Adams is Director of the National Domestic Violence Danger Assessment Training Project.

"From this work we can improve our threat assessment and offer better information for victims."—Deborah D. Tucker, Executive Director, National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence

• Chapter 1: Men Who Kill Their PartnersChapter 2: Recognizing Abusive MenChapter 3: Killer ProfilesChapter 4: The Killers’ UpbringingsChapter 5: Short CourtshipsChapter 6: Child AbuseChapter 7: Patterns of Possession and PunishmentChapter 8: Victim Help-SeekingChapter 9: Conclusions and RecommendationsNotesReferencesIndex

David Adams, a licensed psychologist, is co-founder and co-director of Emerge, established in 1977, the first counseling program in the nation for men who abused women. He has conducted trainings for social service and criminal justice professionals in 38 states and ten countries. Adams is Director of the National Domestic Violence Danger Assessment Training Project.

"From this work we can improve our threat assessment and offer better information for victims."—Deborah D. Tucker, Executive Director, National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence

• Chapter 1: Men Who Kill Their PartnersChapter 2: Recognizing Abusive MenChapter 3: Killer ProfilesChapter 4: The Killers’ UpbringingsChapter 5: Short CourtshipsChapter 6: Child AbuseChapter 7: Patterns of Possession and PunishmentChapter 8: Victim Help-SeekingChapter 9: Conclusions and RecommendationsNotesReferencesIndex

David Adams, a licensed psychologist, is co-founder and co-director of Emerge, established in 1977, the first counseling program in the nation for men who abused women. He has conducted trainings for social service and criminal justice professionals in 38 states and ten countries. Adams is Director of the National Domestic Violence Danger Assessment Training Project.

"From this work we can improve our threat assessment and offer better information for victims."—Deborah D. Tucker, Executive Director, National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence

• Chapter 1: Men Who Kill Their PartnersChapter 2: Recognizing Abusive MenChapter 3: Killer ProfilesChapter 4: The Killers’ UpbringingsChapter 5: Short CourtshipsChapter 6: Child AbuseChapter 7: Patterns of Possession and PunishmentChapter 8: Victim Help-SeekingChapter 9: Conclusions and RecommendationsNotesReferencesIndex