“I felt I was screaming under the water”: domestic violence victims' experiences in Iran's police departments and criminal courts

This exploratory study, the first attempt at capturing the experiences of victims of DV with the criminal justice system in Iran, explores their plight in the absence of legislation that defines and criminalizes DV. Drawing on 15 in-depth interviews with Iranian women who turned to police department...

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1. VerfasserIn: Babakhani, Atieh (VerfasserIn)
Beteiligte: Miller, Susan L.
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: August 2022
In: Violence against women
Jahr: 2022, Band: 28, Heft: 10, Seiten: 2398-2423
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Schlagwörter:
Geschlechterpolitik
Recht
Gewalt
Frau
Opfer > Sozialpsychologie
Frauenbewegung
Polizei
Islam
Iran
Police Officer
Judge
gendered organizations
Domestic Violence
Usa
Kanada
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Zusammenfassung:This exploratory study, the first attempt at capturing the experiences of victims of DV with the criminal justice system in Iran, explores their plight in the absence of legislation that defines and criminalizes DV. Drawing on 15 in-depth interviews with Iranian women who turned to police departments and courts, we demonstrate the flaws inherent in Iran's judiciary and law enforcement organizations, suggesting they reinforce the integrity of the family as a patriarchal unit through readings of religious commands, stabilize the boundary between public and private, and dissuade women from claiming their rights. We provide suggestions for future research for reform, given the growing influence of feminist movements toward gender equality.
ISSN:1552-8448
DOI:10.1177/10778012211032703