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dc.contributor.authorGilmore, Kateen
dc.date.accessioned2022-06-30T22:46:02Z-
dc.date.available2022-06-30T22:46:02Z-
dc.date.issued2002en
dc.identifier.isbn9781862874237en
dc.identifier.urihttps://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/11204-
dc.formatxvi, 294 p. ; 24 cm.en
dc.languageenen
dc.publisherFederation Press, Annandaleen
dc.relation.ispartofIn the shadow of the law : the legal context of social work practiceen
dc.relation.isversionof2nd ed.en
dc.subjectLegal issuesen
dc.titleViolence against women: crimes, not misdemeanoursen
dc.title.alternativeIn the shadow of the law : the legal context of social work practiceen
dc.typeBook Chapteren
dc.identifier.catalogid5068en
dc.subject.keywordnew_recorden
dc.subject.keywordChapteren
dc.subject.keywordBooken
dc.subject.keywordNationalen
dc.subject.keywordBook chapteren
dc.description.notesExamines legal aspects of violence against women, as well as sexual assault and family violence, from a feminist perspective, highlighting some of the reasons why a ‘gender agenda’ is critical to any relevant and effective discussion of such issues. The relationship between social work, violence against women and the law is then explored, arguing that there is a lack of recognition, within the legal system, of the role of power and gender in family contexts and a tendency to view intimate violence against women as something other than criminal. A ‘rights model’ is suggested as a way of integrating criminal and civil remedies into domestic violence practice settings, emphasising the importance of securing victim safety, ensuring access to additional rights such as welfare entitlements and compensation and acknowledgement by the justice system of the victim’s experience through the enhancement of mechanisms of accountability. The promotion of an official and public agenda for the elimination of violence against women, capable of translating legal justice into social justice, is suggested as a way of addressing the contradictions and limitations inherent within the legal system whilst maintaining a recognition of the law’s potential for effecting positive social change.en
dc.identifier.sourceIn the shadow of the law : the legal context of social work practiceen
dc.date.entered2002-07-23en
dc.publisher.placeN.S.W.en
dc.description.physicaldescriptionxvi, 294 p. ; 24 cm.en
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