Victims as Offenders : The Paradox of Women's Violence in Relationships /

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Arrests of women for assault increased more than 40 percent over the past decade, while male arrests for this offense have fallen by about one percent. Some studies report that for the first time ever the rate of reported intimate partner abuse among men and women is nearly equal. Susan L. Miller�...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Miller, Susan L. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Brunswick, NJ : Rutgers University Press, [2005]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Victims of family violence.
Female offenders.
Family violence.
Abused women.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front matter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Chapter 1. Defining the Dilemma
  • Chapter 2. The Controversy about Women's Use of Force
  • Chapter 3. The Research Project: Female Offenders and the Criminal Justice System
  • Chapter 4. On the Beat: The Police Ride-Along Study
  • Chapter 5. After Arrest: Criminal Justice Professionals and Social Service Providers
  • Chapter 6. A Day in the Life: Inside a Female Offender's Treatment Group
  • Chapter 7. The Contexts of "Violent" Behavior
  • Chapter 8. Implications
  • Appendix
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index
  • About the Author

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