Close Up Radio Spotlights Domestic Abuse Advocate Dr. CarolAnn Peterson PhD

California City, CA – According to recent studies, 80 percent of abusers grew up in a violent household. They observed this behavior as children; violence is normal.

However, the majority of abusers do not have a mental health issue. It cannot be considered a psychological disorder because they don't behave this way with anyone else but their intimate partner.

Dr. CarolAnn Peterson has worked in the field of domestic violence and intimate partner abuse for over 35 years.

As a registered lobbyist for the California Federation of Business and Professional Women, Dr. Peterson worked on one of the first spousal rape bills in the country. Since then, Dr. Peterson has served as chairwoman of the Legislation Committee For the Los Angeles County Domestic Violence Council and as a consultant on welfare reform for Los Angeles County and Futures Without Violence to work on welfare programs for victims of domestic violence at both the state and national level.

A survivor of domestic violence herself, Dr. Peterson is the author of INTERPERSONAL AGGRESSION: Complexities of Domestic and Intimate Partner Abuse.

Today, Dr. Peterson is an adjunct professor at the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work where she teaches courses on domestic violence, leadership, policy, advocacy and global violence against women.

“We do a lot of research on victims. We do a lot of research on children and to study abusers,” says Dr. Peterson. “We still have a lot of work to do.”

For more information, visit www.carolannpeterson.com.

INTERPERSONAL AGGRESSION: Complexities of Domestic and Intimate Partner Abuse is available on Amazon.