Convicted Survivors: The Imprisonment of Battered Women Who Kill

Subject Index

A Abuse cultural factors of, 13, 39–40, 41–46 during childhood, 63–64, 68, 80, 106 during pregnancy, 5, 73, 107, 132 emotional/psychological, 6, 15–17, 33, 41, 63–64, 68, 74–76, 79, 80–81, 88, 110–111, 128–140 escalation of, 6–8, 26, 118, 122 historical sanctions of, 13–14, 35–46 in dating relationships, 4, 24, 126–127 physical, 3–4, 26, 33, 37, 41, 63–64, 68, 74–76, 79–81, 88–89, 110–113, 128–140 sexual, 3–6, 15, 25–26, 37, 40, 42, 63–64, 74, 79–80, 104, 111, 128, 131, 133 substance/alcohol, 4, 25–26, 63, 68, 133–136 warning signs, 16, 25 Alcohol, 4, 25–26, 63, 133 American Bar Association, 14, 23 American Medical Association, 5 American Psychiatric Association, 33 Amnesty International, 16 Arrest effectiveness of, 18, 117–118, 121, 127 of abuser, 18–19, 85–91, 117, 121, 127 of victim, 19, 68, 87 Assault by partners, 3–5, 26, 107 by strangers, 3–4, 26 Attorney General’s Task Force on Domestic Violence, 4, 18 Attorneys, 14, 30, 67, 101, 104–112, 116, 123 B Bail, 21, 124 Battered woman, 6, 30, 79–83, 111, 113, 118, 139 Battered Woman Syndrome, 33–34, 104–105, 110–113 British Common Law, 13 C California Committee on Gender Bias in the Courts, 23 California Department of Corrections, 50, 57–58 Charges, 20–22, 27–29, 88, 111, 121–122, 127 Child abuse, 25, 63–64, 68, 80, 88–89, 106, 108, 133, 139 Children, 7, 10, 15, 17, 19, 25–26, 58, 76, 87–88, 108, 116, 124–126, 131–133, 139–140 199 Subject Index Conflict Tactics Scale, 5–6 Control, 6, 8, 10, 15, 26, 43–44, 46, 80, 82, 86, 118, 125, 133 Court, 22, 24, 28, 32–33, 122, 140 Criminal Justice System recommendations for improvement, 115–127 response, 14, 27, 31, 114 Culture, 4, 39–47 Custody, 7, 23 D Defense attorneys, 14, 30–31, 101, 104–114, 123 Divorce, 108 Domestic dispute privacy, 14, 30 E Economic dependency, 6, 40, 44, 114, 119, 139 Education in criminal justice system, 30, 101, 104, 116, 122 in schools, 126–127 inmates level of, 26, 28, 58, 60–61, 67, 133 recommendations, 116, 119, 122–123, 126–127 Emotional abuse, 6, 15–17, 33, 41, 63–64, 68, 74–76, 79, 80–81, 88, 110–111, 128–140 Equal force, 29, 32, 44–45 Escalation of abuse, 6–8, 26, 118, 122 Evidence, 30–31, 101, 112–113, 118, 121–122 F Federal Bureau of Investigations, 9, 19, 27 Feminism, 3, 18, 34, 40–43, 47–48, 79 G Gender bias, 18–19, 22–24, 27–33, 38–47, 69, 92, 95–96, 101, 113, 115–116, 122–126, 140 Gender stereotyping, 18–19, 22–23, 28, 30–34, 43, 45, 69 H Historical sanctions of spousal abuse, 13–14, 35–46 Homicide demographics, 8–9, 24, 37, 59, 128 spousal, 3, 8–11, 24–25, 37, 125, 128–129 Hostages, 3, 16, 43 Human Rights Watch, 58 I Imminent danger, 32, 45–46 Injuries, 4–5, 25, 79, 118, 122 Inmates, 57–58, 124 Intergenerational transmission, 117–118, 125 Isolation, 6, 16, 26, 30, 38, 46, 80, 93–94 J Jail, 95, 98–101, 124 Judges discretion, 21–22, 31, 111–114, 120 gender bias, 22–24, 28–29, 32, 44–45, 112, 122 response to Domestic Violence, 14, 20–23, 34, 111–112, 120 Jury, 45, 108–109, 111, 114, 122 K Kidnapping, 7, 16 L Laws effectiveness of, 14–15, 32, 127 200 Subject Index recommendations, 115–128 Leaving community’s response, 122 justice system’s response, 7, 120, 122 risks of, 3, 7–8, 10, 26 through divorce or separation, 7–8, 130, 138 M Manslaughter Involuntary, 101, 109 Voluntary, 10, 27–28, 65, 101, 109 Medical treatment doctors, 118 reporting abuse, 110, 118–119 injuries, 4–5, 118 Minimizing violence, 73–77, 79, 118 Murder conviction of, 10, 27, 65, 105, 107 First Degree, 27, 65, 101, 105, 122 Second Degree, 27, 65, 101, 105, 122, 138 Statistics, 65 Mutual Combat, 5–6, 30 N National Clearinghouse for the Defense of Battered Women, 8, 30, 37, 123 National Crime Victimization Survey, 4, 8 National Institute of Justice, 19, 86 National Violence Against Women Survey, 4 O Orders of protection, 23–24, 80, 120–121 P...