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?...

詳細記述

書誌詳細
第一著者: Miller, Susan L. (著者)
フォーマット: Licensed eBooks
言語:英語
出版事項: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press ©2005.
シリーズ:Critical issues in crime and society.
オンライン・アクセス:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt5hjd7q
目次:
  • 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.