Shifting the blame : how victimization became a criminal defense / Saundra Davis Westervelt.

Author/creator Westervelt, Saundra Davis, 1968-
Format Book
Publication InfoNew Brunswick, NJ : Rutgers University Press, ©1998.
Descriptionxi, 193 pages ; 23 cm
Subjects

Contents Responsibility and the culture of victimization -- Responsibility under the law -- Deprivation, brainwashing, and battering : the beginnings of a victim-based strategy -- Extralegal factors and the success of the battered woman's self-defense strategy -- Expanding the use of the victimization defense strategy -- Moments of redefinition in law and culture.
Local noteLittle-315678--305131018005R
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 149-178) and index.
LCCN 98015629
ISBN0813525837 (alk. paper)
ISBN0813525845 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks HV6250.25 .W47 1998 ✔ Available Place Hold