The victimization of women : law, policies, and politics / Michelle L. Meloy, Susan L. Miller.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780199765102
- ISBN: 0199765103
- ISBN: 9780199765119 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 0199765111
- Physical Description: [ix], 246 p. ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: Oxford ; Oxford University Press, 2011.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-235) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction -- Drawing the contours of victim dilemmas -- The violent victimization of women : an overview of legal, empirical, and measurement issues -- Media, gender, and crime victims -- Sexual victimization : offenders speak out about their victims -- How battered women lose : unintended consequences of well-intentioned legal and criminal justice policies -- Assessing where we are, where we should go, and how best to get there. |
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Subject: | Women > Crimes against. Women > Violence against. Victims of crimes. Victims of violent crimes. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Kirtland Community College Library | HV 6250.4 .W65 M456 2011 | 30542279 | General Collection | Available | - |
The Victimization of Women : Law, Policies, and Politics
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The Victimization of Women : Law, Policies, and Politics
In The Victimization of Women, Michelle Meloy and Susan Miller present a balanced, comprehensive, and objective summary of the most significant research on the victimizations, violence, and victim politics that disproportionately affect women. They examine the history of violence against women, the surrounding debates, the legal reforms and justice system outcomes, the related media and social-service responses, and the current science on intimate partner violence, stalking, sexual harassment, sexual assault, and rape. Plus, they augment these victimization findings with original research on women convicted of domestic battery and men convicted of sexual abuse and other sex-related offenses. In these new data the authors explore the unanticipated consequences associated with changes to the laws governing domestic violence and the newer forms of sex-offender legislation. Both of these investigations are based on qualitative data that involve in-depth offender-based interviews that probe the circumstances surrounding the arrests and victimizations involved in the cases, the significant legal issues, and their experiences with the criminal justice system.