Women murderers and victims of abuse in a southern state

We consider the hypothesis that abused women who kill their abusers are not socially different from other abused women. Comparing two groups of women from a Deep South state, one group incarcerated for killing their partners (n=21) and the other served by a shelter for battered women (n=273), we fin...

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1. VerfasserIn: Grant, Bernadette (VerfasserIn)
Beteiligte: Curry, G. David
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 1993
In: American journal of criminal justice
Jahr: 1993, Band: 17, Heft: 2, Seiten: 73-83
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Abuse Woman
Battered Woman
Social Distance
Male Partner
Criminal Justice
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Zusammenfassung:We consider the hypothesis that abused women who kill their abusers are not socially different from other abused women. Comparing two groups of women from a Deep South state, one group incarcerated for killing their partners (n=21) and the other served by a shelter for battered women (n=273), we find mixed support for the conclusion that the two groups represent a homogeneous general population of abused women. The women incarcerated for killing their male partners appear to be more isolated from the social mainstream and in greater perceived danger than the women who used the shelter.
ISSN:1936-1351
DOI:10.1007/BF02885955