Over the past 40 years, a great deal of progress has been made in lowering rates of domestic violence in our communities. This progress has been uneven, however, due to continuing misconceptions about the causes and dynamics of domestic violence, which include an exaggerated focus on males as perpetrators and females as victims, as well as a heavy-handed law enforcement response that compromises basic due process rights of criminal defendants without necessarily increasing victim safety.  Drawing upon research findings presented in their upcoming book, Gender and domestic violence:  Contemporary legal practice and intervention reforms (Oxford University Press, 2022), the presenters seek to inform and guide prosecutors, criminal defense attorneys, policy makers, victim advocates, and intervention providers in helping to rectify those shortcomings.