Rural woman battering and the justice system : an ethnography
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Rural woman battering and the justice system : an ethnography
(Sage series on violence against women, v. 6)
Sage Publications, c1998
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 234-250) and index
Contents of Works
- For batter or for worse
- Rural patriarchy, crime, and criminal justice
- Woman battering and criminal justice
- Policing rural woman battering
- Courting revictimization
- Regulating rural women
- Rural battering and social policies
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Addressing a significant void in the extant literature on the topic of domestic violence, Rural Woman Battering and the Justice System presents a thorough and arresting look at the experiences of battered women in rural communities. While living in the rural areas of Kentucky, Neil Websdale conducted his ethnographic research, and he situated the voices of rural battered women at the center of his ethnography. He clearly demonstrates how rural patriarchy and the insidious "good ol' boy network" of law enforcement and local politics sustain and reproduce the subordinate, vulnerable, isolated position of many rural women. Taking into account that traditional patterns of intervention can often put women in isolated communities at further risk, the author recommends a coordinated multiagency approach to rural battering that is spearheaded by state feminist agencies. The chapter on the difficulties of an educated male researcher working with rural battered women offers a definite methodological plus. Illuminating and accessible, Rural Woman Battering and the Justice System makes a most important and timely contribution to the field.
An excellent training resource for anyone working with battered women, especially in rural areas, Rural Woman Battering and the Justice System is highly recommended for law enforcement and criminal justice professionals, practitioners, advocates, shelter personnel, and advanced students in related courses of study, as well as academics and researchers.
Table of Contents
For Batter or for Worse
Rural Patriarchy, Crime and Criminal Justice
Woman Battering and Criminal Justice
Policing Rural Woman Battering
The Compromised Enforcement of Law
Courting Revictimization
The Courts and Rural Woman Battering
Regulating Rural Women
The Patriarchal State
Rural Battering and Social Policies
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