The Impact of Intimate Partner Violence on Women in Criminal Courts: Beyond the Victim-Survivor Dichotomy

The experience of violence directly impacts abused women’s sense of self. This study explores the identity construction processes of women who have experienced intimate partner violence. It mainly focuses on analyzing how being involved in violent relationships and going through the criminal justice...

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Autores: Aizpitarte, Alazne, Tamarit Sumalla, Josep Maria, Hernández-Hidalgo, Patricia, Arantegui Arràez, Laura
Tipo de recurso: artículo
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Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC)
Repositorio:O2, repositorio institucional de la UOC
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https://doi.org/10.1080/15564886.2022.2159904
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Palabra clave:intimate partner violence
self-perception
violence
criminal justice system,
qualitative study
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spelling The Impact of Intimate Partner Violence on Women in Criminal Courts: Beyond the Victim-Survivor DichotomyAizpitarte, AlazneTamarit Sumalla, Josep MariaHernández-Hidalgo, PatriciaArantegui Arràez, Lauraintimate partner violenceself-perceptionviolencecriminal justice system,qualitative studyThe experience of violence directly impacts abused women’s sense of self. This study explores the identity construction processes of women who have experienced intimate partner violence. It mainly focuses on analyzing how being involved in violent relationships and going through the criminal justice system has impacted women’s self-perception. The participants were twenty-three women residing in Spain (aged 23-65) whose cases had been reported and prosecuted. In-depth interviews were conducted to collect their experiences based on a phenomenological qualitative research methodology. Results showed that the victim-survivor dichotomy does not enable us to capture the diversity and complexity of women’s experiences. The construction of their identity is, to a large extent, influenced by the psychological impact of the criminal process. The expectations derived from the stereotyped conception of the ideal victim and the ambivalent messages they receive from various social agents also play a crucial role. The findings’ clinical, societal, research, and policy implications are discussed.Taylor and Francis Group202520252023infoinfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersionapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10609/152543https://doi.org/10.1080/15564886.2022.2159904reponame:O2, repositorio institucional de la UOCinstname:Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC)InglésVictims & Offenders, 2023, 19(6)https://doi.org/10.1080/15564886.2022.2159904CC BY-NChttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/es/info:eu-repo/semantics/embargoedAccessoai:dnet:orepositorio::c3b9192d67c0ab29de207660c66325ca2025-07-28T07:39:42Z
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title The Impact of Intimate Partner Violence on Women in Criminal Courts: Beyond the Victim-Survivor Dichotomy
spellingShingle The Impact of Intimate Partner Violence on Women in Criminal Courts: Beyond the Victim-Survivor Dichotomy
Aizpitarte, Alazne
intimate partner violence
self-perception
violence
criminal justice system,
qualitative study
title_short The Impact of Intimate Partner Violence on Women in Criminal Courts: Beyond the Victim-Survivor Dichotomy
title_full The Impact of Intimate Partner Violence on Women in Criminal Courts: Beyond the Victim-Survivor Dichotomy
title_fullStr The Impact of Intimate Partner Violence on Women in Criminal Courts: Beyond the Victim-Survivor Dichotomy
title_full_unstemmed The Impact of Intimate Partner Violence on Women in Criminal Courts: Beyond the Victim-Survivor Dichotomy
title_sort The Impact of Intimate Partner Violence on Women in Criminal Courts: Beyond the Victim-Survivor Dichotomy
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Aizpitarte, Alazne
Tamarit Sumalla, Josep Maria
Hernández-Hidalgo, Patricia
Arantegui Arràez, Laura
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Tamarit Sumalla, Josep Maria
Hernández-Hidalgo, Patricia
Arantegui Arràez, Laura
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Hernández-Hidalgo, Patricia
Arantegui Arràez, Laura
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv intimate partner violence
self-perception
violence
criminal justice system,
qualitative study
topic intimate partner violence
self-perception
violence
criminal justice system,
qualitative study
description The experience of violence directly impacts abused women’s sense of self. This study explores the identity construction processes of women who have experienced intimate partner violence. It mainly focuses on analyzing how being involved in violent relationships and going through the criminal justice system has impacted women’s self-perception. The participants were twenty-three women residing in Spain (aged 23-65) whose cases had been reported and prosecuted. In-depth interviews were conducted to collect their experiences based on a phenomenological qualitative research methodology. Results showed that the victim-survivor dichotomy does not enable us to capture the diversity and complexity of women’s experiences. The construction of their identity is, to a large extent, influenced by the psychological impact of the criminal process. The expectations derived from the stereotyped conception of the ideal victim and the ambivalent messages they receive from various social agents also play a crucial role. The findings’ clinical, societal, research, and policy implications are discussed.
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