Battered Women and the Criminal Justice System: The Service Providers' Perspective |
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Authors: | Edna Erez Joanne Belknap |
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Affiliation: | (1) Criminal Justice studies, Kent State University, P.O. Box 5190, Kent, OH 44242-0001, USA;(2) Criminal Studies and Women's Studies, University of Cincinnati, P.O. Box 210389, 600 Dyer Hall, Cincinatti, OH 45221-0389, USA |
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Abstract: | This article reports on a study of the service providers' perspective on what battered women face when entering the criminal justice system. Victim non-co-operation with the system can manifest itself in various ways and at several points in the process. The article begins with a review of the available literature on the criminal justice system's responses to women battering. Then the experiences and perceptions of service providers in Ohio concerning these responses are described, and, consequently, the findings according to factors which may affect service providers responses are analyzed. The article concludes with an assessment of the policy implications of the system's response to women battering. |
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Keywords: | attitudes domestic violence USA victim non-co-operation victim-policies victims |
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