Description
Narratives of Domestic Violence: Policing, Identity, and Indexicality provides a critical analysis of how stories about domestic violence are created, maintained, and challenged within law enforcement and legal systems. Jennifer Andrus investigates the linguistic and narrative strategies used by police, victims, and perpetrators, demonstrating how language indexes identity and shapes institutional understanding of intimate partner violence.
The book bridges sociolinguistics, criminology, and narrative analysis to reveal how policing practices influence the construction of domestic violence narratives. Andrus examines how victims’ accounts are interpreted, recorded, and transformed through police procedures, and how these processes affect justice outcomes. Her work highlights the critical role language plays in determining whose voices are heard and how abuse is officially recognized and responded to.
This interdisciplinary study offers valuable insights for scholars, practitioners, and policymakers interested in understanding how institutional narratives shape experiences of domestic violence and the importance of linguistic awareness in criminal justice reform.
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