Convicted Survivors: Comparign and Describing California's Battered Women Inmates  

Oleh:

Leonard, Elizabeth Dermody

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: The Prison Journal vol. 81 no. 1 (Mar. 2001), page 73-86.
Topik: women inmates; Women convicted; California
Fulltext: 73TPJ811.pdf (70.97KB)

Isi artikel

This study describes women incarcerated at a California prison for the death of their male abusers and compares them with a statewide sample of women inmates. Women convicted for using lethal violence against abusive partners differ from the broader population of California women prisoners on key demographic markers. Furthermore, despite a clear lack of criminal or violent histories, the overwhelming majority of battered women are convicted of first- or second-degree murder and receive long, harsh sentences whether they are represented by private or by public attorneys. This research suggests the possibility of a systematic criminal justice bias against women who kill their male partners.

Opini Anda

Klik untuk menuliskan opini Anda tentang koleksi ini!

Kembali