Type:	Journal Article
Title:	A feminist critique of mandatory arrest: an analysis of race and gender in domestic violence policy
Other Titles:	American University journal of gender and the law
Authors:	Ruttenberg, Miriam H
Keywords:	Policing;Criminal justice responses
Year:	1994
Publisher:	American University
Citation:	2, 1994
Notes:	Asserts that domestic violence activists must challenge the structural racism implicit to the US criminal justice system. Argues that white workers must recognise that mandatory arrest laws, whilst challenging gender, do not disrupt the dominant class or race structure. Examines the historical tensions between black and white women and explores the effects of domestic violence on these two groups. Discusses Government and community responses to domestic violence, and the mandatory arrest advocacy movement. Offers a feminist alternative to the present criminal justice system and mandatory arrest.
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/13088
ISSN:	1068-428X
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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