Rural Women Battering and the Justice System - An Ethnography

Drawing on his ethnographic research in rural areas of Kentucky, the author of this book presents a thorough look at the experiences of battered women in rural communities. Neil Websdale demonstrates how rural patriarchy and an insidious `ol' boy's network' of law enforcement and local politics sustains, reproduces and transforms the subordinate, vulnerable, isolated position of many rural women.

Taking into account that traditional patterns of intervention can often put women in isolated communities at further risk, the author recommends a coordinated multi-agency approach to rural battering, spearheaded by the agencies of state feminism.

List of contents

For Batter or for Worse
Rural Patriarchy, Crime and Criminal Justice
Woman Battering and Criminal Justice
Policing Rural Woman Battering
The Compromised Enforcement of Law
Courting Revictimization
The Courts and Rural Woman Battering
Regulating Rural Women
The Patriarchal State
Rural Battering and Social Policies

About the author

For Neil Websdale, a Northern Arizona University professor in criminology and criminal justice, the power of education extends far beyond the classroom. For nearly 20 years, Websdale has worked to educate students, law enforcement officials, and policy makers about better ways to prevent domestic violence. One of the key ways in which he does this is by helping to establish domestic violence review teams, which use a systematic approach for analyzing domestic violence in order to prevent future occurrences. In his work, Websdale focuses on collaboration and education: attempting to mitigate the negative effects of domestic violence requires an informed group effort.

Summary

Presents a look at the experiences of battered women in rural communities.

Product details

• Authors: Neil Websdale, Websdale Neil
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.01.1998
• EAN: 9780761908524
• ISBN: 978-0-7619-0852-4
• No. of pages: 296
• Series: Sage Series on Violence Agains; SAGE Series on Violence against Women; Sage Violence Against Women
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Social sciences, law, business > Law > Criminal law, criminal procedural law, criminology; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; USA, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, LAW / Courts, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Rural, LAW / Trial Practice, Rural communities, United States of America, USA, Gender studies: women, domestic violence, Gender studies: women and girls, Courts & procedure, Legal systems: courts and procedures, Domestic abuse