SOSC 1350 Lecture 12: gender and law - Lecture 12
14 Feb 2017
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Defense attorney try to explain why women commit abnormal crimes. Discursive categories su(cid:272)h as: (cid:858)(cid:448)i(cid:272)ti(cid:373)(cid:859) + (cid:858)(cid:373)ad(cid:859) + (cid:858)(cid:271)ad(cid:859) --. Frame our knowledge about (cid:272)ri(cid:373)i(cid:374)alized (cid:449)o(cid:373)e(cid:374) (cid:449)ho (cid:272)o(cid:373)(cid:373)it (cid:272)ri(cid:373)es (cid:858)good (cid:373)other dis(cid:272)ourse(cid:859) Battered women syndrome (bws) self defense becomes a valid justification. Recognizes gender bias in ideal/typical self defense scenarios. Makes (cid:449)o(cid:373)e(cid:374)(cid:859)s (cid:448)iole(cid:374)(cid:272)e (cid:272)o(cid:373)pati(cid:271)le (cid:449)ith hege(cid:373)o(cid:374)i(cid:272) fe(cid:373)i(cid:374)i(cid:374)it(cid:455) (cid:858)ph(cid:455)(cid:859) dis(cid:272)ourse used (cid:271)(cid:455) defe(cid:374)se attor(cid:374)e(cid:455)s to e(cid:454)plai(cid:374) (cid:449)o(cid:373)e(cid:374)(cid:859)s (cid:448)iole(cid:374)ce women more likely to be treated psychologically than men. Co(cid:374)trast (cid:449)ith (cid:272)ro(cid:449)(cid:374) attor(cid:374)e(cid:455)s use of (cid:858)falle(cid:374)(cid:859) + (cid:858)e(cid:448)il(cid:859) + (cid:858)(cid:271)ad(cid:859) (cid:449)o(cid:373)e(cid:374) Karla homolka late 80s ealy 90s : she + paul bernardo. Bernardo received less media attention than homalka. Idea that (cid:449)o(cid:373)e(cid:374) (cid:272)a(cid:374)(cid:859)t (cid:271)e trusted use her feminine charm a plea bargain. Not represe(cid:374)tati(cid:448)e of (cid:449)o(cid:373)e(cid:374)(cid:859)s (cid:448)iole(cid:374)(cid:272)e low amount of murder committed by women who breached. So(cid:272)iet(cid:455)(cid:859)s (cid:374)or(cid:373)s of fe(cid:373)i(cid:374)i(cid:374)it(cid:455) judged more harshly than their male counterpart low deserving = low capable of being redeemed prison sentence are higher.
