Prosecuting domestic violence: a philosophical analysis

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This text provides a philosophical investigation of the criminal prosecution of domestic violence. It features a theoretical framework for understanding ongoing debates regarding the criminal justice system's response to domestic violence.

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Full title :Prosecuting domestic violence : a philosophical analysis / Michelle Madden Dempsey.

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Publication Date:2009.

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Publisher(s):Oxford University Press
Place of Publication:Oxford
Language:eng
Publication Date:2009.

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Description:1 online resource (xv, 241 pages)

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ISBN:9780191705298, 0191705292
oclc:ocn399645663
LC Classification:KF9322
Dewey Decimal:345.02555301

pt. I. Some preliminary considerations: Introduction -- Wrong turns on the way to an answer -- pt. II. A fresh start: Prosecutors : what they are and what they do -- Prosecutorial action and value -- Reasons for prosecutors -- pt. III. Considering domestic violence : What counts as domestic violence? -- Patriarchy -- Domestic-violence prosecution : justification and effectiveness -- Victims and prosecutions -- Conclusion.

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Electronic books Family violence -- Law and legislation Family violence -- Law and legislation … Poursuites judiciaires -- Aspect social… Prosecution -- Decision making Prosecution -- Decision making. -- Unit… Prosecution -- Social aspects -- United… United States