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040 _aAFVC
100 _aHall, Guy
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245 _aThemes in judges' sentencing remarks for male and female domestic murderers
_cGuy Hall, Marion Whittle and Courtney Field
260 _bTaylor & Francis,
_c2016
500 _aPsychiatry, Psychology and Law, 2016, 23(3): 395 - 412
520 _a"The aim of this study was to analyse judges' sentencing remarks in cases of domestic murder. In undertaking a qualitative analysis, the methodology of grounded theory was used, and the data emanating from the judges' sentencing remarks identified several major themes as discussed in this article. Broadly speaking, the data reflect that women are viewed more harshly than men and receive higher sentences. In addition, judges are distancing male offenders from their responsibility for their violent conduct, rendering them potential candidates for more lenient treatment in terms of sentence. The analysis also reveals that judges frequently rely on stereotypes and traditional notions of marriage, family and femininity in determining an offender's sentence. These assumptions are embedded in the different set of descriptors used by judges to describe male and female offenders." (Authors' abstract). Sentencing remarks for domestic murder cases between 2002 and 2010 from Victoria and New South Wales in Australia were chosen for the analysis. Record #5576
650 5 _aCRIMINAL JUSTICE
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650 5 _aDOMESTIC VIOLENCE
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650 _aHOMICIDE
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650 5 _aINTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
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650 _aJUSTICE
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650 _aMEN
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650 5 _aOFFENDERS
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650 5 _aQUALITATIVE RESEARCH
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650 5 _aSENTENCING
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650 5 _aWOMEN
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650 5 _aWOMEN'S USE OF VIOLENCE
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651 4 _aAUSTRALIA
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651 _aNEW SOUTH WALES
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651 _aVICTORIA
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700 _aWhittle, Marion
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700 _aField, Courtney
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773 0 _tPsychiatry, Psychology and Law, 2016, 23(3): 395 - 412
830 _aPsychiatry, Psychology and Law
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856 _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13218719.2015.1080142
_yRead abstract
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