TY - BOOK ID - 10376221 TI - Insult to injury PY - 2003 SN - 0691096392 0691127727 9786612129537 1282129538 1400825687 9781400825684 9780691127729 9780691127729 PB - Princeton, N.J. Princeton University Press DB - UniCat KW - Abusive men KW - Abusive women KW - Conjugal violence KW - Family violence KW - Feminist theory KW - Wife abuse KW - Abuse of wives KW - Battering of wives KW - Beating of wives KW - Wife battering KW - Wife beating KW - Wives KW - Spousal abuse KW - Abused wives KW - Uxoricide KW - Feminism KW - Feminist philosophy KW - Feminist sociology KW - Theory of feminism KW - Domestic violence KW - Household violence KW - Interparental violence KW - Intrafamily violence KW - Violence KW - Spousal violence KW - Intimate partner violence KW - Offenses against the person KW - Abusive wives KW - Women KW - Abusive boyfriends KW - Abusive fathers KW - Abusive husbands KW - Batterers, Male KW - Male batterers KW - Men KW - Abuse of KW - Philosophy KW - Abusive men. KW - Abusive women. KW - Family violence. KW - Feminist theory. KW - Marital violence. KW - Wife abuse. KW - Marital violence UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:10376221 AB - Locking up men who beat their partners sounds like a tremendous improvement over the days when men could hit women with impunity and women fearing for their lives could expect no help from authorities. But does our system of requiring the arrest, prosecution, and incarceration of abusers lessen domestic violence or help battered women? In this already controversial but vitally important book, we learn that the criminal justice system may actually be making the problem of domestic violence worse. Looking honestly at uncomfortable facts, Linda Mills makes the case for a complete overhaul and presents a promising alternative. The evidence turns up some surprising facts about the complexities of intimate abuse, facts that run against mainstream assumptions: The current system robs battered women of what power they do hold. Perhaps as many as half of women in abusive relationships stay in them for strong cultural, economic, religious, or emotional reasons. Jailing their partners often makes their situations worse. Women are at least as physically violent and emotionally aggressive as are men toward women, and women's aggression is often central to the dynamic of intimate abuse. Informed by compelling evidence, personal experience, and what abused women themselves say about their needs, Mills proposes no less than a fundamentally new system. Addressing the real dynamics of intimate abuse and incorporating proven methods of restorative justice, Mills's approach focuses on healing and transformation rather than shame or punishment. Already the subject of heated controversy, Insult to Injury offers a desperately needed and powerful means for using what we know to reduce violence in our homes. ER -