Research Catalog

Title

Insult to injury : rethinking our responses to intimate abuse / Linda G. Mills.

Author

Mills, Linda G.

Publication

Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2003.

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Details

Description

xiv, 178 pages; 24 cm

Summary

"Locking up men who beat their partners sounds like a tremendous improvement over the days when men could hit women with impunity and women fearing for their lives could expect no help from authorities. But does our system of requiring the arrest, prosecution, and incarceration of abusers lessen domestic violence or help battered women? In this already controversial but vitally important book, we learn that the criminal justice system may actually be making the problem of domestic violence worse. Looking honestly at uncomfortable facts, Linda Mills makes the case for a complete overhaul and presents a promising alternative." "Informed by compelling evidence, personal experience, and what abused women themselves say about their needs, Mills proposes no less than a fundamentally new system. Addressing the real dynamics of intimate abuse and incorporating proven methods of restorative justice, Mills's approach focuses on healing and transformation rather than shame or punishment. Already the subject of heated controversy, Insult to Injury offers a desperately needed and powerful means for using what we know to reduce violence in our homes."--Jacket.

Subject

• Family violence
• Marital violence
• Wife abuse
• Abusive men
• Abusive women
• Feminist theory

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-169) and index.

Contents

Prologue -- The ground zero of intimate abuse -- Mandatory policies as crime reduction strategies: do they work? -- Power over women in abusive relationships -- Are women as aggressive as men? -- The dynamic of intimate abuse -- Changing the system -- Learning to listen to narratives of intimate abuse -- A better way.

Call Number

JFE 03-12434

ISBN

• 0691096392
• 9780691096391

LCCN

2003044476

OCLC

51764239

Author

Mills, Linda G.

Title

Insult to injury : rethinking our responses to intimate abuse / Linda G. Mills.

Imprint

Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2003.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-169) and index.

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Research Call Number

JFE 03-12434