Table of Contents

For Batter or for Worse
Rural Patriarchy, Crime and Criminal Justice
Woman Battering and Criminal Justice
Policing Rural Woman Battering
The Compromised Enforcement of Law
Courting Revictimization
The Courts and Rural Woman Battering
Regulating Rural Women
The Patriarchal State
Rural Battering and Social Policies

About the Author

For Neil Websdale, a Northern Arizona University professor in criminology and criminal justice, the power of education extends far beyond the classroom. For nearly 20 years, Websdale has worked to educate students, law enforcement officials, and policy makers about better ways to prevent domestic violence. One of the key ways in which he does this is by helping to establish domestic violence review teams, which use a systematic approach for analyzing domestic violence in order to prevent future occurrences. In his work, Websdale focuses on collaboration and education: attempting to mitigate the negative effects of domestic violence requires an informed group effort.