Type:	Journal Article
Title:	When two fields collide: an examination of the assumptions of social science research and law within the domain of domestic violence
Other Titles:	Trauma, violence & abuse
Authors:	Senn, Charlene Y Barata, Paula
Keywords:	Legal issues;Overview;Policy
Year:	2003
Publisher:	Sage Publications
Citation:	4 (1), January 2003
Notes:	Feminist theorists in law and the social sciences have questioned the appropriateness of using the methods of their disciplines as tools for bettering the lives of women who have experienced domestic violence. The authors begin with a brief review of the major feminist critiques within these two domains. They explore the assumptions on which both are based and provide examples of how well-meaning attempts to use these disciplines in the area of domestic violence have fallen short of their goals. They then show how the problematic assumptions of both disciplines may be worsened when research on domestic violence is done within the context of the criminal justice system using the example of the mandatory arrest experiments. They conclude that research and the law should come together only under conditions where feminist critiques are taken seriously and the perspectives of women who are the victims of these offenses are placed at the center of the work. [?2003 SAGE Publications. All rights reserved. For further information, visit SAGE Publications link.]
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/12776
ISSN:	1524-8380
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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