Still blaming the victim of intimate partner violence? : Women’s narratives of victim desistance and redemption when seeking support Silke Meyer
By: Meyer, Silke
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ArticleSeries: Theoretical Criminology.Publisher: Sage, 2016Subject(s): ABUSED WOMEN | ATTITUDES | DESISTANCE | DOMESTIC VIOLENCE | HELP SEEKING | INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE | SELF ESTEEM | SOCIAL SERVICES | SUPPORT SERVICES | VICTIM/SURVIVORS' VOICES | VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE | AUSTRALIAOnline resources: Read the abstract
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Theoretical Criminology, 2016, Advance online publication, 7 January 2016Summary: This article presents a theoretical examination of victims’ (N = 28) experiences when trying to rebuild a victimization-free identity after having experienced multiple years of severe intimate partner violence (IPV). Narratives reveal experiences of victim-blaming attitudes when seeking help from informal and general formal support sources, which suggest that victims of IPV do not meet the criteria of the ‘ideal’, innocent victim worthy of ongoing formal and informal support. (From the abstract). The research was conducted in Queensland, Australia. Record #4918
Theoretical Criminology, 2016, Advance online publication, 7 January 2016
This article presents a theoretical examination of victims’ (N = 28) experiences when trying to rebuild a victimization-free identity after having experienced multiple years of severe intimate partner violence (IPV). Narratives reveal experiences of victim-blaming attitudes when seeking help from informal and general formal support sources, which suggest that victims of IPV do not meet the criteria of the ‘ideal’, innocent victim worthy of ongoing formal and informal support. (From the abstract). The research was conducted in Queensland, Australia. Record #4918
