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Lawyers' Perspective : = The Criminal Justice System's Support of Domestic Abuse Victims in Jamaica.

Record Type:	Language materials, manuscript : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Lawyers' Perspective :/
Reminder of title:	The Criminal Justice System's Support of Domestic Abuse Victims in Jamaica.
Author:	Burrell, Sonia.
Description:	1 online resource (327 pages)
Notes:	Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 83-12, Section: B.
Contained By:	Dissertations Abstracts International83-12B.
Subject:	Criminology. -
Online resource:	click for full text (PQDT)
ISBN:	9798819343005

Lawyers' Perspective : = The Criminal Justice System's Support of Domestic Abuse Victims in Jamaica.
Burrell, Sonia.

Lawyers' Perspective :The Criminal Justice System's Support of Domestic Abuse Victims in Jamaica. - 1 online resource (327 pages)

Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 83-12, Section: B.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Walden University, 2022.

Includes bibliographical references

Domestic violence in Jamaica can be contextually understood through radical feminism and social learning theory used in this study to explain the patriarchal social structures, intergenerational transmission of intimate partner violence, and normalization of this behavior. This phenomenological study examined the criminal justice system's support of victims of intimate partner violence and results indicated reforms to improve initiatives to eradicate this violent conduct. The data collection method was semi-structured interviews of 12 lawyers in Jamaica, functioning in a legal capacity as prosecutors and family law practitioners, and analyzed using thematic analysis. The results demonstrated that the criminal justice system reduces the incidences of domestic violence through punitive measures and support via counseling, mediation, and protective orders. Additionally, prosecutors were quick to dismiss domestic violence cases, victims were reported to be disillusioned with unreasonably long court delays, and violations of protection orders were leniently penalized. Law enforcement often did not consider intimate partner violence a criminal act, victims lack privacy when reporting cases, and security checks were not undertaken before allowing victims to return to their attackers. The recommendation is for mandatory and ongoing gender-based violence training for law enforcement, the judiciary, and prosecutors. This study will provide the criminal justice system stakeholders with evidence-based findings to transform responses to domestic abuse resulting in positive social change.

Electronic reproduction.
Ann Arbor, Mich. :
ProQuest,
2024

Mode of access: World Wide Web

ISBN: 9798819343005Subjects--Topical Terms:

563146
Criminology.
Subjects--Index Terms:

Criminal justice systemIndex Terms--Genre/Form:

554714
Electronic books.

Lawyers' Perspective : = The Criminal Justice System's Support of Domestic Abuse Victims in Jamaica.
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