"Finally, a book that moves us forward in the 'mutuality debate.'
Miller's research demonstrates the seeming inability--or
unwillingness--of the criminal legal system to recognize that
gender (as well as race, class, and sexual orientation) matters in
intimate partner violence, but even more importantly, she offers
compelling answers to the question, 'What can we do about it?'"
--Claire M. Renzetti, Ph.D., editor of Violence Against Women: An
International, Interdisciplinary Journal Arrests of women for
assault increased more than 40 percent over the past decade, while
male arrests for this offense have fallen by about 1 percent. Some
studies report that for the first time ever the rate of reported
intimate partner abuse among men and women is nearly equal. Susan
L. Miller's timely book explores the most important questions
raised by these startling statistics. Are women finally closing the
gender gap on violence? Or does this phenomenon reflect a backlash
shaped by men who batter? How do abusive men use the criminal
justice system to increase control over their wives? Do police,
courts, and treatment providers support aggressive arrest policies
for women? Are these women "victims" or "offenders"? In answering
these questions, Miller draws on extensive data from a study of
police behavior in the field, interviews with criminal justice
professionals and social service providers, and participant
observation of female offender programs. She offers a critical
analysis of the theoretical assumptions framing the study of
violence and provides insight into the often contradictory
implications of the mandatory and pro-arrest policies enacted in
the 1980s and 1990s. Miller argues that these enforcement
strategies, designed to protect women, have often victimized women
in different ways. Without sensationalizing, Miller unveils a
reality that looks very different from what current statistics on
domestic violence imply. Susan L. Miller is a professor of
sociology and criminal justice at the University of Delaware. A
volume in the Critical Issues in Crime and Society series, edited
by Raymond J. Michalowski, Jr.
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