More Than Victims Battered Women, the Syndrome Society, and the Law

Name: More Than Victims Battered Women, the Syndrome Society, and the Law
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ISBN: 9780226161594

ISBN-10: 0226161595

ISBN-13: 9780226161594

Edition: 1996

Authors: Donald Alexander Downs

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In More Than Victims, Donald Downs offers a sympathetic and powerful analysis of the problems attending the use of battered-woman syndrome as a legal defense, ultimately revealing how the syndrome's logic actually harms those it is trying to protect. A persuasive account of how constitutional freedom and individual justice can be threatened by current legal standards, this thorough yet accessible work presents a dramatic rethinking of the criminal justice system. "More Than Victims is a powerful step in the right direction. Women as well as men need to be protected from violence, and women, in particular, require better understanding of their sometimes oppressive situations. But they also…

Book details

List price: $30.00
Copyright year: 1996
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 12/1/1996
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 317
Size: 0.63" wide x 0.92" long x 0.10" tall
Weight: 1.276
Language: English




The Syndrome Society



The Syndrome Society: Justice or Illegitimate Excuse?



The Rise of the Syndrome Society: A New Perspective on Criminal Culpability



Domestic Violence and Battered Woman Syndrome (BWS)



The Nature of Domestic Abuse



Theories of Battering Relationships



BWS Reconsidered: Weighing Positive and Negative Consequences



Positive Aspects: BWS and the Narrative of Abuse in Law and Society



Legal Critiques of Battered Woman Syndrome



Syndromes and Political Theory: The Twilight of Considered Judgment and Citizenship



Conclusion



A New Framework for Battered Women: Self-Defense and the Necessity of the Situation



Notes


Index