Convicted Survivors: The Imprisonment of Battered Women Who Kill

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Convicted Survivors Chapter Title i SUNY series in Women, Crime, and Criminology Meda Chesney-Lind and Russ Immarigeon, Editors ii Convicted Survivors Convicted Survivors The Imprisonment of Battered Women Who Kill Elizabeth Dermody Leonard Chapter Title iii State University of New York Press Published by State University of New York Press© 2002 State University of New York Press All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission. No part of this book may be stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means including electronic, electrostatic, magnetic tape, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior permission in writing of the publisher. For information, address the State University of New York Press, 90 State Street, Suite 700, Albany, New York 12207 Production by Diane Ganeles Marketing by Anne M. Valentine Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Leonard, Elizabeth Dermody, 1948– Convicted survivors : the imprisonment of battered women who kill / Elizabeth Dermody Leonard. p. cm.—(SUNY series in women, crime, and criminology) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-7914-5327-8 (alk. paper)—ISBN 0-7914-5328-6 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Female offenders—California. 2. Women prisoners—California. 3. Abused women—California. 4. Sex discrimination in criminal justice administration—California. I. Title. II. Series HV6046 .L47 2002 364.3'74'09794—dc21 2001042820 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 iv Convicted Survivors To my husband, Robert J. Leonard, Jr. for thirty years of love, respect, and support. ...