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Johnson's IPV typology

Conceptual taxonomy distinguishing intimate terrorism (systematic coercive control across economic, social, surveillance domains) from situational couple violence (conflict-specific physical violence without broader coercive control). The two types have different gender distributions and different intervention implications.

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