LEADER 04253nam 2200721Ia 450 001 9910305553403321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-12953-8 010 $a9786612129537 010 $a1-4008-2568-7 024 7 $a10.1515/9781400825684 035 $a(CKB)1000000000756344 035 $a(EBL)445513 035 $a(OCoLC)342884784 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000180172 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11178214 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000180172 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10148996 035 $a(PQKB)10773878 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse36285 035 $a(DE-B1597)446391 035 $a(OCoLC)979910661 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781400825684 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL445513 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10284093 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL212953 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC445513 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000756344 100 $a20060704d2003 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aInsult to injury $erethinking our responses to intimate abuse /$fLinda G. Mills 205 $aCourse Book 210 $aPrinceton, NJ ;$aWoodstock $cPrinceton University Press$d2003 215 $a1 online resource (192 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-691-09639-2 311 $a0-691-12772-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $t Frontmatter -- $tContents -- $tGiving Thanks -- $tPrologue -- $tPART ONE. Rethinking Our Responses to Intimate Abuse -- $tONE. The Ground Zero of Intimate Abuse -- $tTWO. Mandatory Policies as Crime Reduction Strategies -- $tTHREE. Power over Women in Abusive Relationships -- $tFOUR. Are Women as Aggressive as Men? -- $tPART TWO. Fixing the Failures -- $tFIVE. The Dynamic of Intimate Abuse -- $tSIX. Changing the System -- $tSEVEN. Learning to Listen to Narratives of Intimate Abuse -- $tEIGHT. A Better Way -- $tNotes -- $tIndex 330 $aLocking 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. The evidence turns up some surprising facts about the complexities of intimate abuse, facts that run against mainstream assumptions: The current system robs battered women of what power they do hold. Perhaps as many as half of women in abusive relationships stay in them for strong cultural, economic, religious, or emotional reasons. Jailing their partners often makes their situations worse. Women are at least as physically violent and emotionally aggressive as are men toward women, and women's aggression is often central to the dynamic of intimate abuse. Informed by compelling evidence, personal experience, and what abused women themselves say about their needs, Mills proposes no less than a fundamentally new system. Addressing the real dynamics of intimate abuse and incorporating proven methods of restorative justice, Mills's approach focuses on healing and transformation rather than shame or punishment. Already the subject of heated controversy, Insult to Injury offers a desperately needed and powerful means for using what we know to reduce violence in our homes. 606 $aFamily violence 606 $aMarital violence 606 $aWife abuse 606 $aAbusive men 606 $aAbusive women 615 0$aFamily violence. 615 0$aMarital violence. 615 0$aWife abuse. 615 0$aAbusive men. 615 0$aAbusive women. 676 $a362.82 700 $aMills$b Linda G$0870016 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910305553403321 996 $aInsult to injury$91942404 997 $aUNINA