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: 9780226161600

ISBN-10: 0226161609

ISBN-13: 9780226161600

Edition: 1998

Authors: Donald Alexander Downs

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Donald Downs offers an analysis of the injustices behind the logic of battered woman syndrome, concluding that this very logic harms those it is trying to protect. This work seeks to rethink the criminal justice system.

Book details

List price: $37.00
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 10/1/1998
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 317
Size: 0.61" wide x 0.90" long x 0.08" tall
Weight: 0.990
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