1. Ultimately the batterer is himself tricked by his lustful appetite, and his violent acts inevitably escalate.

2. The Male Batterer: An Overview, in The Male Barterer, supra note 13, at 51-52

3. To start the recovery process, an Abuser should locate a certified batterer intervention program immediately.

4. The book The Batterer—A Psychological Profile states: “Men who are sent by the courts to treatment for wife assault are addicted to violence.

5. Abusive Behaviour: A general term for various behaviours which may be aggressive, coercive or controlling, destructive, harassing, intimidating, isolating, or threatening, that a batterer or abuser may use to control a domestic partner, child or other victim.

6. Abusive behavior: A general term for various behaviours which may be aggressive, coercive or controlling, destructive, harassing, intimidating, isolating, or threatening, that a batterer or abuser may use to control a domestic partner, child or other victim.