The Victimization of Women: Law, Policies, and Politics

In The Victimization of Women, Michelle Meloy and Susan Miller present a balanced and comprehensive summary of the most significant research on the victimizations, violence, and victim politics that disproportionately affect women. They examine the history of violence against women, the
surrounding debates, the legal reforms, the related media and social-service responses, and the current science on intimate-partner violence, stalking, sexual harassment, sexual assault, and rape. They augment these victimization findings with original research on women convicted of domestic battery
and men convicted of sexual abuse and other sex-related offenses. In these new data, the authors explore the unanticipated consequences associated with changes to the laws governing domestic violence and the newer forms of sex-offender legislation. Based on qualitative data involving in-depth,
offender-based interviews, and analyzing the circumstances surrounding arrests, victimizations, and experiences with the criminal justice system, The Victimization of Women makes great strides forward in understanding and ultimately combating violence against women.

Author: Michelle L. Meloy, Susan L. Miller
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 12/24/2010
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.21lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d
ISBN: 9780199765102

Review Citation(s):
Choice 09/01/2011

About the Author

Michelle L. Meloy is Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Criminal Justice at Rutgers University, Camden.

Susan L. Miller is Professor in the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice at the University of Delaware. Her recent books include Victims as Offenders: The Paradox of Women's Violence in Relationships, and Criminal Justice Research and Practice: Diverse Voices from the Field.

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