Imperfect Victims: Criminalized Survivors and the Promise of Abolition Feminism

Author:   Leigh Goodmark
Publisher:   University of California Press
Volume:   8
ISBN:  

9780520391109


Pages:   296
Publication Date:   31 January 2023
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Leigh Goodmark
Publisher:   University of California Press
Imprint:   University of California Press
Volume:   8
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.544kg
ISBN:  

9780520391109


ISBN 10:   0520391101
Pages:   296
Publication Date:   31 January 2023
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock   Availability explained
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Contents Preface Acknowledgments 1. The Criminalization of Survival 2. Youth 3. Arrest and Prosecution 4. Punishment and Sentencing 5. Reconsideration and Clemency 6. Abolition Feminism Notes Bibliography Index

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An essential read for anyone who wants a deeper understanding of the concept of abolition feminism and supports the rights of all survivors of domestic violence, regardless of their race or life circumstances. * Library Journal * Goodmark buttresses her call for an abolition feminism opposed to the carceral system with harrowing case studies and hard data. This provocation hits the mark. * Publishers Weekly *


""An essential read for anyone who wants a deeper understanding of the concept of abolition feminism and supports the rights of all survivors of domestic violence, regardless of their race or life circumstances."" * Library Journal * ""Goodmark buttresses her call for an abolition feminism opposed to the carceral system with harrowing case studies and hard data. This provocation hits the mark."" * Publishers Weekly * ""A great introduction to abolition feminism."" * Criminal Justice Review * ""An impressive contribution to the debates on abolition which must urgently be engaged in, around the world, as incarceration continues to be an unsuccessful and destructive response to violence."" * International Review of Victimology *


An essential read for anyone who wants a deeper understanding of the concept of abolition feminism and supports the rights of all survivors of domestic violence, regardless of their race or life circumstances. * Library Journal *


Author Information

Leigh Goodmark is Marjorie Cook Professor of Law at the University of Maryland Carey School of Law and the author of Decriminalizing Domestic Violence: A Balanced Policy Approach to Intimate Partner Violence and A Troubled Marriage: Domestic Violence and the Legal System.

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