A Feminist Law Meets an Androcentric Criminal Justice System : Gender-Based Violence in Spain

Pilar Albertín Carbó, Jenny Cubells Serra, Maria del Carmen Peñaranda-Cólera, Luz María Martínez

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Abstract

This article discusses how practices in the Spanish criminal justice system relate to Organic Law 1/2004 on measures against gender-based violence. We examine the predominant construction of the problem and the secondary victimization of women. Data were collected from two sources: participant observation at police victim support units and courts dealing with violence against women, and in-depth interviews with abused women and legal and psychosocial professionals. Our analysis has uncovered a lack of institutional resources for detecting psychological violence and negative stereotyping of female victims. We conclude that a gender perspective should be incorporated into criminal justice system practices.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)0070-96
Number of pages27
JournalFeminist Criminology
Volume15
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2020

Keywords

  • Gender-based violence
  • Criminal justice system
  • Feminist perspective
  • Secondary victimization
  • Spain

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