| Description |
1 online resource (243 pages). |
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text file |
| Series |
Issues in Crime and Justice
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Issues in crime and justice.
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| Contents |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; 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. |
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Chapter 8: Escaping Intimate Partner Violence: The Shelter MovementChapter 9: Reality Reconsidered: Female Intimate Partner Violence Victim Images in Society; Appendix; Notes; References; Index; About the Authors. |
| Summary |
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 sh. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-219) and index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Intimate partner violence.
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Intimate partner violence. |
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Women -- Violence against.
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Women -- Violence against. |
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Women -- Crimes against.
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Women -- Crimes against. |
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Criminal justice, Administration of -- Social aspects.
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Criminal justice, Administration of -- Social aspects. |
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Criminal justice, Administration of. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Subject |
Intimate partner violence. |
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Women. |
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Womyn. |
| Added Author |
McManimon, Patrick.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Garcia, Venessa. Gendered Justice : Intimate Partner Violence and the Criminal Justice System. Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, ©2012 9780742566446 |
| ISBN |
9780742566453 (electronic book) |
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0742566455 (electronic book) |
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9780742566446 |
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0742566447 |
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9780742566439 |
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0742566439 |
| Standard No. |
9786613912084 |
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