| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 175 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-167) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Prior research findings and controversies -- Background : site, data, methods and program philosophy -- The police ride-along study -- Hearing from criminal justice professionals and social service providers -- A day in the life : inside a female offender's treatment group -- "Violent" women : motivations and context -- Summary : the findings and their policy implication. |
| Summary |
Annotation Draws on data from a study of police behaviour in the field, interviews with criminal justice professionals and social service providers, and participant observations of female offender programs. Offering critical analysis of the theoretical assumptions, this book unveils a reality that looks different from what statistics on domestic violence imply. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Family violence.
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Family violence. |
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Victims of family violence.
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Victims of family violence. |
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Abused women.
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Abused women. |
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Female offenders.
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Female offenders. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Miller, Susan L. Victims as offenders. New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, ©2005 0813536707 0813536715 (DLC) 2005002573 (OCoLC)57564686 |
| ISBN |
0813537762 (electronic book) |
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9780813537764 (electronic book) |
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9780813536712 |
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0813536715 |
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9780813536705 |
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0813536707 |
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