Insult to Injury

Description

"Locking up men who beat their partners sounds like a tremendous improvement over the days when men could hit women with impunity and women fearing for their lives could expect no help from authorities. But does our system of requiring the arrest, prosecution, and incarceration of abusers lessen domestic violence or help battered women? In this already controversial but vitally important book, we learn that the criminal justice system may actually be making the problem of domestic violence worse. Looking honestly at uncomfortable facts, Linda Mills makes the case for a complete overhaul and presents a promising alternative." "Informed by compelling evidence, personal experience, and what abused women themselves say about their needs, Mills proposes no less than a fundamentally new system. Addressing the real dynamics of intimate abuse and incorporating proven methods of restorative justice, Mills's approach focuses on healing and transformation rather than shame or punishment. Already the subject of heated controversy, Insult to Injury offers a desperately needed and powerful means for using what we know to reduce violence in our homes."--Jacket.

First Sentence

THERE IS A STRIKING SIMILARITY BETWEEN HOW WE AS A nation react to such mass violence as September 11 and how we individually and collectively respond to intimate abuse.

Subjects

Other Editions

• Insult to Injury: Rethinking our Responses to Intimate AbuseHardcoverPrinceton University Press2003-08-01
• Insult to InjuryPrinceton University Press2009-01-01
• Insult to InjuryPrinceton University Press2009-01-01