Incarcerated women disproportionately experience intimate partner violence (IPV). Using Johnson’s typology as a guiding framework, we investigated 114 women’s strategic responses to intimate terrorism (IT) prior to their incarceration. Research questions included: (1) What formal help-seeking strategies do women use to cope with IT?; and (2) Is the nature of IT and/or the subsequent consequences associated with formal help-seeking? Face-to-face interviews occurred in an upstate New York jail. Physical violence, coercive control, psychological distress, violence-related injuries, perceived social support, and several demographics were examined as correlates of seven formal help-seeking strategies in a series of logistic regression models. Incarcerated women sought help to end IT and did so from multiple sources. Women most commonly called the police, contacted a mental health counselor, and/or sought domestic violence (DV) counseling. Coercive control was related to filing a protection order and contacting a DV counselor. Perceived social support was associated with contacting a DV counselor. Violence-related injuries were marginally related to contacting a DV counselor. Findings empirically challenge erroneous beliefs that IT victims are passive recipients of abuse. Understanding incarcerated women’s experiences of IPV and help-seeking prior to incarceration has implications for: (1) the development and implementation of trauma-informed interventions within correctional facilities that meet women’s immediate needs; (2) the development of safety-planning strategies that can assist women in their escape from intimate terrorists following their release; and (3) a greater cultural understanding of how IT impacts incarcerated women’s lives both in the short- and long-term.

被监禁的妇女不成比例地遭受亲密伴侣暴力（IPV）。使用约翰逊的类型学作为指导框架，我们调查了 114 名女性在入狱前对亲密恐怖主义 (IT) 的战略反应。研究问题包括：（1）女性使用哪些正式的求助策略来应对 IT？(2) IT 的性质和/或后续后果是否与正式寻求帮助有关？面对面采访发生在纽约州北部的一所监狱。在一系列逻辑回归模型中，身体暴力、强制控制、心理困扰、与暴力有关的伤害、感知的社会支持和一些人口统计数据与七种正式的求助策略相关。被监禁的妇女寻求帮助以结束 IT，并从多个来源这样做。女性最常报警、联系心理健康顾问和/或寻求家庭暴力 (DV) 咨询。强制控制与提交保护令和联系 DV 顾问有关。感知到的社会支持与联系 DV 辅导员有关。与暴力相关的伤害与联系 DV 辅导员的关系微乎其微。调查结果从经验上挑战了 IT 受害者是虐待的被动接受者的错误观念。了解被监禁妇女的 IPV 经历和监禁前的求助对以下方面具有影响：(1) 在惩教设施内制定和实施创伤知情干预措施，以满足妇女的直接需求；(2) 制定安全计划战略，帮助妇女在获释后逃离亲密的恐怖分子；