Domestic violence is a major social problem worldwide. In the United States, the failure of communities and police departments to intervene resulted in a push to adopt and implement pro and mandatory…
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Using qualitative data collected from observations of three female domestic violence offender programs, women's interpretations of their violent experiences are examined, raising policy-level questions about the appropriateness of such programs and the costs and benefits of a criminal justice approach to women's use of force in intimate relationships.
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Intimate partner violence (IPV) has emerged as one of the United States’ most salient social problems. While historically this problem has been framed as men’s violence towards women, more recently,…
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Domestic violence is a major social problem. In the United States, the failure of communities and police departments to intervene resulted in a push to implement pro- and mandatory arrest policies…
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The change in legal regulations and the criminal political status of intimate partner violence in Finland between 1990 and 2004 is analyzed, while examining the juxtaposition of victims and offenders alongside repressive demands.
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This article reviews current research on domestic violence by women and attempts to answer two questions: (a) Are women who assault their heterosexual partners different from male batterers? If so,…
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One of the cruel ironies of marriage is that, although husbandwife relationships are largely male-dominant, the use of physical violence seems to be one of the few aspects of marriage which approach…
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Within the context of legal reform, the Battered Wife Movement has divided feminists on the question of criminal justice as a desirable component of a feminist agenda. Thus it provides a good example…
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interwoven forms of advocacy. The first, individual case advocacy, is characterized by an advocate who tries to help one woman get what she wants and needs—either from a local agency or an entire…
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By allowing the reader to draw comparisons between women's movements in Canada and the United States, Challenging Times shows that certain political and theoretical issues transcend international…
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