Proceed with caution: activating a zero tolerance policy and warning signs of male batterers -- Short-term abuse and getting out quickly -- After the honeymoon period -- Women caught in the grip of circumstances: living with sporadic long-term abuse -- The hitting habit -- Lethal domestic violence -- A step-by-step individualized safety plan -- About the study: a typology on the duration and severity of abuse -- Robert's seven-stage crisis intervention protocol -- Guidelines on how to use the police and courts / Karel Kurst-Swanger -- Drug-facilitated sexual assault: acquaintance rape and date rape drugs / Karen S. Knox, Eileen Kelley.