Gendered Justice : Intimate Partner Violence and the Criminal Justice System.

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Gendered Justice takes a unique, multi-layered look at the various elements that factor into our understanding of domestic violence and how the criminal justice system handles situations of domestic violence. The book focuses primarily on the role of gender, but also considers socio-economic status...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Garcia, Venessa
Otros Autores: McManimon, Patrick
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2012.
Colección:Issues in crime and justice.
Temas:
Intimate partner violence.
Women > Violence against.
Women > Crimes against.
Criminal justice, Administration of > Social aspects.
Violence entre partenaires.
Femmes > Violence envers.
Femmes > Crimes contre.
TRUE CRIME > General.
Criminal justice, Administration of > Social aspects
Intimate partner violence
Women > Crimes against
Women > Violence against
Social Welfare & Social Work.
Social Sciences.
Criminology, Penology & Juvenile Delinquency.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Chapter 1: Gendered Justice: The Social Construction of Womanhood and Intimate Partner Violence; Chapter 2: Understanding the Scope of Intimate Partner Violence; Chapter 3: Deconstructing Cultural Images and Myths of Intimate Partner Violence: Overcoming the Presence of the Past; Chapter 4: Legal Jurisprudence and the History of Intimate Partner Violence; Chapter 5: Policing Intimate Partner Violence; Chapter 6: Intimate Partner Violence in the Courts; Chapter 7: Correcting Intimate Partner Violence.
  • Chapter 8: Escaping Intimate Partner Violence: The Shelter MovementChapter 9: Reality Reconsidered: Female Intimate Partner Violence Victim Images in Society; Appendix; Notes; References; Index; About the Authors.

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