Venessa Garcia, Patrick McManimon

Gendered Justice

Intimate Partner Violence and the Criminal Justice System

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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 and race. Illustrated with case studies throughout, the book introduces major themes, such as the social construction of gender and victimology, as well as topics such as the portrayal of intimate partner violence in the media and how it shapes our understanding of violence.

Produktdetails

• Issues in Crime and Justice
• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 244
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Dezember 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 360g
• ISBN-13: 9780742566446
• ISBN-10: 0742566447
• Artikelnr.: 31385924

Autorenporträt

By Venessa Garcia and Patrick McManimon

Inhaltsangabe

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 Movement Chapter 9: Reality
Reconsidered: Female Intimate Partner Violence Victim Images in Society
Appendix Notes References Index About the Author