02575nam 2200589 450 991080823550332120230803213517.01-62637-292-610.1515/9781626372924(CKB)3710000000456462(EBL)3433708(SSID)ssj0001531795(PQKBManifestationID)12581563(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001531795(PQKBWorkID)11464059(PQKB)11217078(MiAaPQ)EBC3433708(Au-PeEL)EBL3433708(CaPaEBR)ebr11084873(OCoLC)920812481(DE-B1597)623070(DE-B1597)9781626372924(EXLCZ)99371000000045646220130701d2014 uy| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrBattered women doing time injustice in the criminal justice system /Rachel Zimmer SchneiderBoulder, Col :FirstForumPress,2014.1 online resource (150 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-935049-79-8 Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-149) and index.Strength, survival, and resilience -- Life before prison -- The killing and the aftermath -- Life on the inside -- Clemency : denied -- Clemency : granted -- Deserving or not? -- Making sense of it all.When is killing an abusive partner an act of murder, and when is it self-defense? How does our criminal justice system deal with battered women who kill, and to what effect? Rachel Schneider traces the lives of women who sought clemency after being imprisoned for killing their abusers, drawing on a series of intimate interviews to explore the circumstances leading up to the killings, the women’s experiences in the courts and in prison, and the diverging paths of those whose sentences were commuted and those who will spend their lives behind bars.Women murderersUnited StatesAbused womenUnited StatesPsychologyAbused womenLegal status, laws, etcUnited StatesWomen murderersAbused womenPsychology.Abused womenLegal status, laws, etc.364.152Schneider Rachel Zimmer1712076MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910808235503321Battered women doing time4103929UNINA