Victims as offenders : the paradox of women's violence in relationships /

Are women finally closing the gender gap on violence? Or does this phenomenon reflect a backlash shaped by men who batter? How do abusive men use the criminal justice system to increase control over their wives? Do police, courts, and treatment providers support aggressive arrest policies for women?...

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מחבר ראשי: Miller, Susan L. (Author)
פורמט: Licensed eBooks
שפה:אנגלית
יצא לאור: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press ©2005.
סדרה:Critical issues in crime and society.
גישה מקוונת:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt5hjd7q
תוכן הענינים:
  • Introduction
  • Prior research findings and controversies
  • Background : site, data, methods and program philosophy
  • The police ride-along study
  • Hearing from criminal justice professionals and social service providers
  • A day in the life : inside a female offender's treatment group
  • "Violent" women : motivations and context
  • Summary : the findings and their policy implication.