LAWS 3305 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Reductionism, Moors Murders, Karla Homolka
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Women treated more easily. this is chivalrous when it comes to the approach of women. Recognition of more delicate natures, women are less likely to be charged of violent. New legal historians offences. if convicted they will receive lighter sentences than men. On one level it is true women are treated more leniently - women do get lighter. What this generalization forgets all together there are certain offences that are almost. Women"s experiences as victims- neglected (ie, domestic violence, sexual assaults) exclusively done by women (ie, petty treason, witchcraft) Some see all women as victims, also not the case. Should consider women are both victims and offenders. In desp. circumstances (domestic violence), women will murder spouse. how far does self defense go. Rape trials, domestic abuse trials etc women end up on trial themselves. Self-defense: there must be immediate threat and response must be proportionate to the threat he controlled her.
