Gendered Justice - Intimate Partner Violence and the Criminal Justice System

Informationen zum Autor Venessa Garcia, Patrick McManimon Klappentext 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Venessa Garcia, Venessa Mcmanimon Garcia, Venessa/ Mcmanimon Garcia, Garcia Venessa, Patrick McManimon, Patrick M. McManimon
• Edition: Rowman and Littlefield
• Langues: Anglais
• Recommandation d'âge: 18 à 22 ans
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 16.01.2011
• EAN: 9780742566446
• ISBN: 978-0-7425-6644-6
• Pages: 192
• Thèmes: Issues in Crime and Justice; Issues in Crime & Justice; Issues in Crime and Justice
• Catégories: Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Droit > Droit pénal, droit de procédure pénale, criminologie; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society, domestic violence, Crime and criminology, Crime & criminology, Domestic abuse