Shifting the Blame: How Victimization Became a Criminal Defense

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Traces the development, use, and expansion of the victimization defense strategy, and explains its initial success in battered women's cases. Looks at the "abuse excuse" as an indicator of far-reaching changes in the way our culture views victimhood, responsibility, and womanhood, documenting the development of this defense strategy in three types of cases dating from the 1970s<-->"rotten social background," brainwashing, and battered women's cases. Examines the trials of Lorena Bobbitt and the Menendez brothers, and concludes that the success of the defense is limited to cases in which physical abuse can be proven. Westervelt is an assistant professor in the sociology department at the University of North Carolina-Greensboro. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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ISBN-13: 9780813525846
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Publication date: 11/28/1998
Edition description: New Edition
Edition number: 1
Pages: 208
Product dimensions: 5.50 (w) x 8.40 (h) x 0.50 (d)

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