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UNINA9910452007903321 |
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Autore |
Bui Hoan N. <1950-> |
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Titolo |
In the adopted land [[electronic resource] ] : abused immigrant women and the criminal justice system / / Hoan N. Bui ; foreword by Merry Morash |
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Westport, Conn., : Praeger, 2004 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-40816-X |
9786612408168 |
0-313-05162-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (170 p.) |
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Collana |
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Criminal justice, delinquency, and corrections, , 1535-0371 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Victims of family violence - United States |
Abused women - United States |
Vietnamese American women - Abuse of |
Women immigrants - Abuse of - United States |
Criminal justice, Administration of - United States |
Police services for minorities - United States |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [139]-150) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Series Foreword; Foreword; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 2 Family Lives in Transition; 3 Contacts with Criminal Justice Agencies; 4 When Victims Become Offenders; 5 Women's Safety and Family Life; 6 Women's Differences and Social Policies; Appendix A: About the Study; Appendix B: Attitudes of Vietnamese Americans Toward Intimate Violence Policies; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This volume details the experiences of Vietnamese immigrant women who have experienced intimate violence in the United States. It focuses on the diversity of their responses to abuse and their various encounters with the criminal justice system and victim service agencies. Also revealed are the effects of traditional culture, acculturation, and economic adaptation on the participation of these women as witnesses in the criminal justice process. It points to the roles of gender, |
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