RT Article
T1 The Impact of Intimate Partner Violence on Women in Criminal Courts: Beyond the Victim-Survivor Dichotomy
JF Victims & offenders
VO 19
IS 6
SP 1066
OP 1083
A1 Aizpitarte, Alazne
A2 Tamarit Sumalla, Josep Maria
A2 Hernández-Hidalgo, Patricia
A2 Arantegui Arràez, Laura
LA English
YR 2024
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1898842469
AB The experience of violence directly impacts abused women’s sense of self. This study explores the identity construction processes of women who have experienced intimate partner violence. It mainly focuses on analyzing how being involved in violent relationships and going through the criminal justice system has impacted women’s self-perception. The participants were twenty-three women residing in Spain (aged 23–65) whose cases had been reported and prosecuted. In-depth interviews were conducted to collect their experiences based on a phenomenological qualitative research methodology. Results showed that the victim-survivor dichotomy does not enable us to capture the diversity and complexity of women’s experiences. The construction of their identity is, to a large extent, influenced by the psychological impact of the criminal process. The expectations derived from the stereotyped conception of the ideal victim and the ambivalent messages they receive from various social agents also play a crucial role. The findings’ clinical, societal, research, and policy implications are discussed.
K1 Qualitative Study
K1 CRIMINAL justice system
K1 Violence
K1 Self-perception
K1 Intimate Partner Violence
DO 10.1080/15564886.2022.2159904