The Victimization of Women - Law, Policies, and Politics

Zusatztext Drawing on in-depth, offender-based interviews, and analysis of the circumstances surrounding arrests, victimization, and experiences with the criminal justice system, Meloy and Miller explore the unanticipated consequences associated with changes to the laws governing domestic violence and the newer forms of sex-offender legislation. Informationen zum Autor Michelle L. Meloy is Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Criminal Justice at Rutgers University, Camden.Susan L. Miller is Professor in the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice at the University of Delaware. Her recent books include Victims as Offenders and Criminal Justice Research and Practice. Klappentext The Victimization of Women is a balanced, comprehensive, and objective synthesis of the most significant research on the victimizations, violence, and victim politics that disproportionately affect women. Zusammenfassung The Victimization of Women is a balanced, comprehensive, and objective synthesis of the most significant research on the victimizations, violence, and victim politics that disproportionately affect women. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1.: Introduction 2.: Drawing the Contours of Victim Dilemmas 3.: The Violent Victimization of Women: An Overview of Legal, Empirical and Measurement Issues 4.: Media, Gender, and Crime Victims 5.: Sexual Victimization: Offenders Speak out about their Victims 6.: How Battered Women Lose: Unintended Consequences of Well-Intentioned Legal and Criminal Justice Policies 7.: Assessing Where We Are, Where We Should Go and How Best to Get There Notes References Index

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• Authors: Michelle L Meloy, Michelle L. Meloy, Michelle L./ Miller Meloy, Meloy Michelle L., Susan L Miller, Susan L. Miller, Miller Susan L.
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 24.12.2010
• EAN: 9780199765102
• ISBN: 978-0-19-976510-2
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, LAW / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Services, Social welfare & social services, Legal aspects of criminology, Violence in society, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls, Violence and abuse in society, Criminology: legal aspects, Social welfare, social policy and social services