One of the strengths of researching IPV is that there is a good amount of research available on the subject, but the research is geared towards heterosexual male abuses female circumstances leading directly to one of the weaknesses within this area. Although the male abuses female circumstance makes up the majority of couples, men are not immune from being victims of abuse and neither is either party in a same-sex relationship. Another strength in this area of study is that there is a lot of awareness around what makes someone become an abuser. With that insight, we can move toward some working on preventative methods for those who are the most at risk. We are a long way from that, but over time when a system of some sort is created it
