(27 Pages)

Learning Objectives:
This module will enable a judge to:

• Define "intimate partner sexual abuse" and identify the many forms it may take.
• Recognize that intimate partner sexual abuse is a vastly underreported yet very common aspect of domestic violence.
• Understand why intimate partner sexual abuse is severely traumatic to victims, sometimes physically and nearly always psychologically.
• Address the myth that intimate partner rape is less harmful than stranger rape.

Table of Contents

• Introduction: What is Intimate Partner Sexual Abuse?
• Mechanisms of Coercion
• Economic or Other Types of Extortion
• Degrading Language and Behavior Relating to Sexuality
• Control and Possessiveness Around the Issues of Sex
• Control and Possesiveness With the Issue of Pregnancy
• The Negative Influence of Pornography
• Using Children to Harm their Mothers
• Forced Sex Acts
• Sexual Torture: Hurting Victim in Relation to Sex
• Human Trafficking
  • Trafficking and Domestic Violence
  • Trafficking and Intimate Partner Sexual Abuse
  • The Dynamics of the Overlap Between Domestic Violence, IPSA, and Trafficking
  • Signs of Trafficking
  • Traffickers' Methods
  • Necessary Services
  • Resources for Courts - The Human Trafficking and the State Courts Collaborative
  • Additional Resources
• How Prevalent is Intimate Partner Sexual Abuse?
• Abusive Men: Northeastern Study
• Femicide Study
• Abused Women: Houston, Midwest and Duluth Studies
• Repeated Assaults
• Self-Test and Answers
• Reflection Questions
• Key Points for Module I: Defining Intimate Partner Sexual Abuse and Assessing its Prevalence