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Women, Murder and Justice

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  • © 2001

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Authors:
  1. Wendy Chan

    1. School of Criminology, Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, Canada

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction

    • Wendy Chan
    Pages 1-8

  3. Contextualising Domestic Homicides

    • Wendy Chan
    Pages 9-37

  4. Methodology and Overview of the Cases

    • Wendy Chan
    Pages 38-54

  5. Homicide, Intention and Responsibility

    • Wendy Chan
    Pages 55-78

  6. Gender, Murder and Madness

    • Wendy Chan
    Pages 79-107

  7. Access to Provocation and Self defence

    • Wendy Chan
    Pages 108-149

  8. Legal Reform

    • Wendy Chan
    Pages 150-180

  9. Negotiating Gender Difference in the Criminal Justice System

    • Wendy Chan
    Pages 181-195

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 196-244
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About this book

Women, Murder and Justice examines from a feminist perspective, the legal treatment of women who kill their partners in England. Through an exploration of Crown Prosecution Service files, an in-depth comparative examination of the circumstances in which women and men kill is provided. The book highlights gender differences in the act of murder, the criminal justice system's negotiation of these differences, and the development of feminist strategies to alter the legal structure for women who kill.

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'This book should be read by everyone interested in women, aggression, violence, murder and the criminal justice system.' - Eleanor Hubbard, Contemporary Sociology

Authors and Affiliations

  • School of Criminology, Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, Canada

    Wendy Chan

About the author

WENDY CHAN is Assistant Professor at the School of Criminology, Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, Canada.

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