More Than Victims
More Than Victims
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Donald Downs offers an analysis of the injustices behind the logic of battered woman syndrome, concluding that this very logic harms those it is trying to protect. This work seeks to rethink the criminal justice system.
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More Than Victims by Donald Alexander Downs
Donald Downs offers an analysis of the injustices behind the logic of battered woman syndrome, concluding that this very logic harms those it is trying to protect. The text argues that battered women often adopt heroic means of survival, retaining accurate, reasoned perceptions concerning the actions and intentions of their abusers, and to portray battered women as lacking reason and will undermines otherwise valid self-defence claims and hurts women more generally. Also explored in the work is the "Syndrome Society" more generally. The author asserts that justice can be achieved without stripping victims of reason and reponsibility - the very attributes that make citizenship possible.| SKU | Non disponible |
| ISBN 13 | 9780226161594 |
| ISBN 10 | 0226161595 |
| Titre | More Than Victims |
| Auteur | Donald Alexander Downs |
| Série | Morality And Society Series |
| État | Non disponible |
| Éditeur | The University of Chicago Press |
| Année de publication | 1996-12-01 |
| Nombre de pages | 317 |
| Note de couverture | La photo du livre est présentée à titre d'illustration uniquement. La reliure, la couverture ou l'édition réelle peuvent varier. |
| Note | Non disponible |