Women, Murder and Justice

Women, Murder and Justice examines from a feminist perspective, the legal treatment of women who kill their partners in England. Through an exploration of Crown Prosecution Service files, an in-depth comparative examination of the circumstances in which women and men kill is provided. The book highlights gender differences in the act of murder, the criminal justice system's negotiation of these differences, and the development of feminist strategies to alter the legal structure for women who kill.

'This book should be read by everyone interested in women, aggression, violence, murder and the criminal justice system.' - Eleanor Hubbard, Contemporary Sociology

Autorentext
WENDY CHAN is Assistant Professor at the School of Criminology, Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, Canada.

Inhalt
Dedication List of Tables List of Figures Acknowledgements Introduction Contextualising Domestic Homicides Methodology and Overview of the Cases Homicide, Intention and Responsibility Gender, Murder and Madness Access to Self-defence and Provocation Legal Reform Negotiating Gender Difference in the Criminal Justice System Endnotes Appendix: Case Summaries References Index