Insult to Injury
Rethinking our Responses to Intimate Abuse
Linda G. MillsTo read the entire book description or the prologue, please visit: http://pup.princeton.edu
/titles/7574.html 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.
"A bold new book guaranteed to cause a stir among mainstream feminists as well as among mental health and law-enforcement professionals."– Publishers Weekly
Paper | $14.95 / £9.95 | ISBN: 0-691-12772-7
Cloth | 2003 | $19.95 / £12.95 | ISBN: 0-691-09639-2
All the theory that fits.