Neither Angels Nor Demons: Women, Crime, and Victimization by Kathleen J. Ferrar

Description: Neither Angels Nor Demons: Women, Crime, and Victimization by Kathleen J. Ferraro She is a victim of intimate partner violence, a woman who has been harmed. She is a criminal offender, a woman who has harmed others. Superficially, it seems she is two separate women."Victim" and "offender" are binary categories used within law, social science, and public discourse to describe social experiences with a moral dimension. Such terms draw upon cultural narratives of good and bad people and have influenced scholarship, public policy, and activism. The duality of "good" and "bad" women, separated into mutually exclusive extremes of angels and demons, has helped segregate thinking about, and responses to, each group.In this groundbreaking study, Kathleen J. Ferraro exposes the limits of such thinking by exploring the link between victimization and offending from the perspective of the women charged with the crimes. Interviewing forty-five women charged with criminal offenses (more than half of whom killed their abusers; the others participated in a range of violent crimes related to domestic violence), Ferraro uses their stories to illuminate complex interactions with violent partners, their children, and the legal system. She shows that these women are neither stereotypical angels nor demons, but rather human beings whose complicated lives belie the abstract categorizations of researchers, legal advocates, and the criminal justice system.Ferraro begins with a general discussion of blurred boundaries and the complexity of experience, and moves from there to discuss women's interactions with the criminal processing system. In the course of her study, she reexamines, and finds wanting, many standard ways of evaluating women's violent behavior, including "mutualcombat," "battered woman syndrome," and "cycle of violence." She argues that a more complex, nuanced understanding of intimate partner violence and how it contributes to women's offending will contribute to public policy less focused on control and accountability of individuals than on developing social conditions that promote everyone's safety and well-being and foster a sense of hope. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description She is a victim of intimate partner violence, a woman who has been harmed. She is a criminal offender, a woman who has harmed others. Superficially, it seems she is two separate women. "Victim" and "offender" are binary categories used within law, social science, and public discourse to describe social experiences with a moral dimension. Such terms draw upon cultural narratives of good and bad people and have influenced scholarship, public policy, and activism. The duality of "good" and "bad" women, separated into mutually exclusive extremes of angels and demons, has helped segregate thinking about, and responses to, each group. In this groundbreaking study, Kathleen J. Ferraro exposes the limits of such thinking by exploring the link between victimization and offending from the perspective of the women charged with the crimes. Interviewing forty-five women charged with criminal offenses (more than half of whom killed their abusers; the others participated in a range of violent crimes related to domestic violence), Ferraro uses their stories to illuminate complex interactions with violent partners, their children, and the legal system.She shows that these women are neither stereotypical angels nor demons, but rather human beings whose complicated lives belie the abstract categorizations of researchers, legal advocates, and the criminal justice system. Ferraro begins with a general discussion of blurred boundaries and the complexity of experience, and moves from there to discuss womens interactions with the criminal processing system. In the course of her study, she reexamines, and finds wanting, many standard ways of evaluating womens violent behavior, including "mutual combat," "battered woman syndrome," and "cycle of violence." She argues that a more complex, nuanced understanding of intimate partner violence and how it contributes to womens offending will contribute to public policy less focused on control and accountability of individuals than on developing social conditions that promote everyones safety and well-being and foster a sense of hope. Author Biography KATHLEEN J. FERRARO is Professor of Sociology at Northern Arizona University. A respected authority in the field, she has worked closely with battered women as an active participant in the anti-violence against women movement. Table of Contents Acknowledgments Blurred Boundaries and the Complexities of Experience Irreconcilable Differences: Womens Encounters with the Criminal Processing System Negotiating Surreality The Social Reproduction of Womens Pain Demonic Angels?: Violence against Abusers Angelic Demons?: Crimes of Complicity Epilogue appendixes Pseudonym, Race/Ethnicity, Charges, Relationship to Victim(s), and Role in Offense Abuse of Drugs and Alcohol Women Who Killed Their Husbands/Partners Context of Violence against Husbands/Partners Prior Police Involvement, Children, Work, Abused as Child, and Parental Absence Women Who Committed Crimes against Others A Note on Method Notes References Index Review "[C]ompelling . . . the books true strength comes in Ferraros analysis of the womens narratives and in her ability to link the narratives to larger sociological themes of gender relations, power structures, social reality, violence, and victimization. . . . Ferraros study thus reminds us that labels can transform complex human experiences into categories that are socially constructed and reinforced and then take on a life of their own, with serious ramifications."--American Journal of Sociology Review Quote "Ferraro makes a substantial contribution . . . This book is engaging, insightful, and invaluable for anyone interested in [domestic violence], or just good, solid, research." Details ISBN1555536638 Author Kathleen J. Ferraro Short Title NEITHER ANGELS NOR DEMONS Pages 344 Series Northeastern Series on Gender, Crime, and Law Language English ISBN-10 1555536638 ISBN-13 9781555536633 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2006 Publication Date 2006-11-30 Imprint Northeastern University Press Subtitle Women, Crime, and Victimization Place of Publication Boston, Massachusetts Country of Publication United States Publisher Northeastern University Press DEWEY 071.3 Affiliation Northern Arizona University DOI 10.1604/9781555536633 Audience Professional and Scholarly UK Release Date 2006-11-15 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:168421425;

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