Gendered Justice

Intimate Partner Violence and the Criminal Justice System

Venessa Garcia, Patrick McManimon

• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Year: 2012
• eBook ISBN: 9780742566453
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Social Sciences
• Subtopic: Criminology
• Index: Social Sciences

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, race, age, education, and the relationship between the victim and criminal. 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.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half title
• Title
• Copyright
• Contents
• 1 Gendered Justice: The Social Construction of Womanhood and Intimate Partner Violence
• 2 Understanding the Scope of Intimate Partner Violence
• 3 Deconstructing Cultural Images and Myths of Intimate Partner Violence: Overcoming the Presence of the Past
• 4 Legal Jurisprudence and the History of Intimate Partner Violence
• 5 Policing Intimate Partner Violence
• 6 Intimate Partner Violence in the Courts
• 7 Correcting Intimate Partner Violence
• 8 Escaping Intimate Partner Violence: The Shelter Movement
• 9 Reality Reconsidered: Female Intimate Partner Violence Victim Images in Society
• Appendix
• Notes
• References
• Index
• About the Authors