“Why doesn't she just leave?”: Belonging, disruption and domestic violence

Murray, Suellen

doi:10.1016/j.wsif.2007.11.008

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“…Many women who have experienced intimate partner (sexual) violence are asked why they do not leave the abusive relationship (Murray, 2008;Rhodes & McKenzie, 1998). The factors associated with either staying or leaving are numerous and complex (see Rhodes & McKenzie, 1998, for a review).…”

Section: Defense Use Of Rape Mythsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Different Functions of Rape Myth Use in Court: Findings From a Trial Observation Study

Temkin

Gray

Barrett

2016

Feminist Criminology

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This study examines rape myth use in eight English rape trials and assesses attempts by trial participants to combat it. Trial notes, based on observations, were analyzed using thematic analysis. Rape myths were used in three identifiable ways: to distance the case from the "real rape" stereotype, to discredit the complainant, and to emphasize the aspects of the case that were consistent with rape myths. Prosecution challenges to the myths were few, and judges rarely countered the rape myths. This study provides new insights by demonstrating the ways that rape myths are utilized to manipulate jurors' interpretations of the evidence.

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Section: Defense Use Of Rape Mythsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Different Functions of Rape Myth Use in Court: Findings From a Trial Observation Study

Temkin

Gray

Barrett

2016

Feminist Criminology

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“…If widespread public opinion associates abuse of a disabled or older person with inherent vulnerability to which welfare professionals must respond, for instance, but considers that domestic abuse is a different type of problem, in which women are freely able to 'just leave' (Murray, 2008), considerable pressure is exerted to construct these things differently in policy responses. Anticipation of differential public censure of state inaction should tragedies occur might be envisaged to be a factor here.…”

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Constructions of ‘vulnerability’ in comparative perspective: Scottish protection policies and the trouble with ‘adults at risk’

Sherwood-Johnson

2013

Disability & Society

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This paper places Scottish Adult Support and Protection (ASP) policy in the context of debates about the nature of 'vulnerability' and its usefulness as a defining concept in law and social policy. It examines the construction of 'adults at risk' in ASP policy, using a comparison with the construction of children in Scottish child protection policy, on the one hand, and women in Scottish domestic abuse policy, on the other, to illuminate the nature of the vulnerability that ASP considers itself to be addressing. It then problematises this construction, drawing both on the social model of disability and on an ethic of care. It concludes that current ASP policy remains underpinned by unhelpful assumptions about disabled people, older people and people with mental or physical health problems. A more inclusive understanding of vulnerability would be more empowering to these people and others, in policies concerned with mistreatment and abuse.  Ideas about vulnerability in ASP policy are more similar to ideas about children in child protection policy than ideas about women in domestic abuse policy. However, there are differences between ASP and child protection as well.  ASP policy could say more about oppression.  The three policies, and their separation from each other, are based on the idea that some people are 'vulnerable' and some people are not. It might be more helpful to challenge that idea. Points of interest

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“…If today the obvious response to the problem of wife beating is to ask, "Why doesn't she just leave?" (Murray 2008;Hosking 2005;Hirsch 1994, 6), perhaps this is because separation and divorce are now represented as being easily accomplished.…”

Section: Domestic Violence Cruelty and "The Easiest Lie To Tell"mentioning

confidence: 99%

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Brook¹

2015

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“Why doesn't she just leave?”: Belonging, disruption and domestic violence

Cited by 42 publications

References 5 publications

Different Functions of Rape Myth Use in Court: Findings From a Trial Observation Study

Different Functions of Rape Myth Use in Court: Findings From a Trial Observation Study

Constructions of ‘vulnerability’ in comparative perspective: Scottish protection policies and the trouble with ‘adults at risk’

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