A Legal and Policy Argument for Bail Denial and Preventative Treatment for Batterers in the United States

Historically, battering has been a culturally and legally acceptable form of social control within the United States. This article provides an examination of how this legacy of social acceptance has influenced the development of laws and social policies related to battering. We provide a critique of...

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Autores principales: Beichner, Dawn (Autor) ; Anderson, Daniel (Autor) ; Garner, Anne (Autor) ; Ogle, Robbin (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2017
En: Criminal justice policy review
Año: 2017, Volumen: 28, Número: 4, Páginas: 311-326
Acceso en línea: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Palabras clave:
Criminal justice policy
Domestic violence
Intimate partner violence
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Sumario:Historically, battering has been a culturally and legally acceptable form of social control within the United States. This article provides an examination of how this legacy of social acceptance has influenced the development of laws and social policies related to battering. We provide a critique of our current approach to battering and our historical reliance on private or social helping agencies intended to hide and protect victims. We call for a transformation of our current policies that provides for the removal of the batterer—not the victim and her children—from the family home through a process of bail denial and preventative detention.
ISSN:1552-3586
DOI:10.1177/0887403415585870