%0 Journal Article
%T Same but different: constructions of female violence in forensic mental health
%J International journal of feminist approaches to bioethics
%D 2011
%A Adshead, Gwen
%V 4
%N 1
%P 41-68
%X 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 />
%G 
%I University of Toronto Press
%@ 1937-4585
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/ijf.2011.0000