The victimization of women : law, policies, and politics / Michelle L. Meloy, Susan L. Miller.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Meloy, Michelle L.
Other Authors: Miller, Susan L.
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Subjects:
Women > Crimes against.
Women > Violence against.
Victims of crimes.
Victims of violent crimes.
Physical Description:246 pages
Format: Book
Contents:
  • 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.