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Book-of-the-Month... January 2004 |
Insult to Injury:
Rethinking our Responses to Intimate Abuse
by Linda G. Mills,
Does our system of requiring the arrest, prosecution, and incarceration of abusers lessen domestic violence or help battered women? In this already controversial but vitally important book, we learn that the criminal justice system may actually be making the problem of domestic violence worse. Looking honestly at uncomfortable facts, Linda Mills makes the case for a complete overhaul and presents a promising alternative.
The evidence turns up some surprising facts about the complexities of intimate abuse, facts that run against mainstream assumptions: The current system robs battered women of what power they do hold. Perhaps as many as half of women in abusive relationships stay in them for strong cultural, economic, religious, or emotional reasons. Jailing their partners often makes their situations worse. Women are at least as physically violent and emotionally aggressive as are men toward women, and women's aggression is often central to the dynamic of intimate abuse.
Informed by compelling evidence, personal experience, and what abused women themselves say about their needs, Mills proposes no less than a fundamentally new system. Addressing the real dynamics of intimate abuse and incorporating proven methods of restorative justice, Mills's approach focuses on healing and transformation rather than shame or punishment. Already the subject of heated controversy, Insult to Injury offers a desperately needed and powerful means for using what we know to reduce violence in our homes.
Guest Article... by Linda G. Mills, Ph.D.
Public heaps scorn on male victims of abusive women
There has been much public snickering about David Gest's $10-million lawsuit against his estranged wife, Liza Minnelli, in which he claims she beat him. Whether the suit is rooted in truth or in greed, its existence opens the door for a public discussion about our society's disquieting and pervasive problem of abusive women.
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Guest Column... by Alison A. Armstrong
Starting With the War Between the Sexes
About eleven years ago, I received the most important phone call of my life. I was sitting at my desk, the executive director of a small organization dedicated to the end of hunger worldwide. On the other end of the phone, I heard my friend Ellen say, “Alison, we need to talk. Men are attracted to you like bees to honey, but when you are done with them, it’s like they have been with a vampire.”
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DADS, DON'T FIX YOUR KIDS... monthly column by , M.A
Accepting Your Children's Mistakes
One of the most difficult parts of being a father is to learn to accept your children’s mistakes. It’s certainly easy to be loving, supportive, and helpful when your children are mistake-free, but most fathers who are paying attention don’t find too many mistake-free periods of their children’s lives.
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COYOTE... monthly column by Dick Prosapio
Life; and Other Real Stuff
It was Monday night and the Packer-Oakland game was about to start when the phone rang. My sisters voice was soft and quiet, a definite warning sign, "When did you talk to mom last?"
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JEFF'S LIFE... monthly column by Jeff Stimpson
Overnight Change
Three months ago, a doctor asked me how Alex sleeps. "Great!" I replied, with the enthusiasm common to those about to stride into spinning propeller blades. "Eleven hours a night!"
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