Transforming State Responses to Feminicide: Women's Movements, Law and Criminal Justice Institutions in Brazil

This book explores how strategic action by the women's movement in Brazil has led to significant improvements in the investigation, prosecution, and prevention of domestic violence and feminicide. It highlights the contributions of regional efforts, local women's movement mobilisation, changes in the law, and the action of policy entrepreneurs within criminal justice institutions. It provides practical strategies for improving criminal justice responses to gender-based violence and is a must-read for activists and researchers.

Format: Hardback
Length: 152 pages
Publication date: 21 April 2021
Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited

Feminicide in Latin America, characterized by indifference and incompetence, has sparked global concern. This book presents a new and uplifting narrative from the region by exploring the transformation of state responses to feminicide in Brazil. It stands as the first single-country study to delve into the profound impact of strategic action by the women's movement, resulting in significant advancements in investigating, prosecuting, and preventing domestic violence and feminicide. Fiona Macaulay highlights the key factors contributing to the development of criminal justice best practices around feminicide. Through her comprehensive analysis, she demonstrates the synergistic effect of regional initiatives, the mobilization of local women's movements, legal reforms, and the proactive efforts of policy entrepreneurs within criminal justice institutions. Drawing on her extensive knowledge of pioneering coalitions of interest involving feminist academics, NGOs, local campaigners, bureaucrats, politicians, police, and prosecutors, the author unveils how these actors successfully identified, created, and utilized institutional spaces to foster enduring positive change. This book is a vital resource for activists and researchers seeking practical strategies to enhance criminal justice responses to gender-based violence, gender-aware police reform, comparative and feminist criminology, and the social and institutional dynamics of violence in Latin America.

Weight: 348g
Dimension: 159 x 238 x 16 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781800715660