The majority of intimate partner violence (IPV) involves:
a. female victim and a male perpetrator
b. male victim and a female perpetrator
c. child victim and an adult perpetrator
d. male victim and a male perpetrator
A
The majority of intimate partner violence (IPV) involves female victims and a male perpetrator. When the victim is a child, the situation is known as child abuse and not intimate partner violence.
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