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008			110331s1998 eng
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100			_aBungay, Ronda _9850
245			_aScarecrows : _bwhy women kill _cBungay, Ronda
260			_aAuckland, N.Z. _bRandom House New Zealand _c1998
300			_a196 p.
365			_a00 _b0
520			_aIn this book, Ronda Bungay presents the stories of four women convicted of murder. The author spent time at Arohata Women's Prison, interviewing the women about their lives, the circumstances surrounding the murders they committed, and the murders themselves. The book includes a number of the author's own journal entries, recorded during this time, which help to portray the women's stories. Poetry and prose from the women themselves is also included, and writing from a number of professionals who have become involved with some of the women is presented. In the book, the author searches for the connection between the crimes the women commit and the context of their lives. Prominent themes discussed in the book include intimate partner abuse, loss and grief for the women and their families, community responsibility, restorative justice, justice, mental health, and suicide. Questions are posed about the need for restorative justice for women in prisons. There is a discussion on battered women's syndrome, the perspectives of the law, Courts and professionals. The significance of community responsibility in these women's lives, prior to the crimes being committed and after, is also emphasised.
650	2	7	_2FVC _aCHILDREN _9127
650	2	7	_2FVC _aDOMESTIC VIOLENCE _9203
650	2	7	_2FVC _aEMOTIONAL ABUSE _9222
650	2	7	_2FVC _aFAMILIES _9238
650	2	7	_2FVC _aJUSTICE _9333
650	2	7	_2FVC _aMENTAL HEALTH _9377
650	2	7	_2FVC _aOFFENDERS _9413
650	2	7	_2FVC _aPHYSICAL ABUSE _9439
650	2	7	_2FVC _aRAPE _9488
650	2	7	_2FVC _aRESTORATIVE JUSTICE _9502
650	2	7	_2FVC _aSUICIDE _9586
650	2	7	_2FVC _aWOMEN _9645
650	2	7	_9431 _aINTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE _2FVC
650	2	4	_aSEXUAL VIOLENCE _9531
650	2	4	_aSEXUAL VIOLENCE _9531
942			_2ddc _cBOOK
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