@article{ref1,
title="Same but different: constructions of female violence in forensic mental health",
journal="International journal of feminist approaches to bioethics",
year="2011",
author="Adshead, Gwen",
volume="4",
number="1",
pages="41-68",
abstract="Feminist analyses address the way differences between the sexes are conceptualized and operationalized in society. In this paper, I discuss how violence by men and women is conceptualized as different in the psychological scientific discourses of forensic mental health. I suggest that these empirical discourses perpetuate assumptions of difference and discourage examination of similarities. Specifically, I will argue that neutralization techniques are frequently used that reduce women's agency and responsibility for violence compared to their male counterparts, and compared to nonoffending women. I discuss the implications for violence research and interventions for violence perpetrators.<p />",
language="",
issn="1937-4585",
doi="10.1353/ijf.2011.0000",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/ijf.2011.0000"
}