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Cynthia Lee
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New York Press
Published
July 2003
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Cynthia Lee
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Hardback
Publisher
New York Press
Published
July 2003
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A man murders his wife after she has admitted her infidelity; another man kills an openly gay teammate after receiving a massage; a third man, white, goes for a jog in a “bad” neighborhood, carrying a pistol, and shoots an African American teenager who had his hands in his pockets. When brought before the criminal justice system, all three men argue that they should be found “not guilty”; the first two use the defense of provocation, while the third argues he used his gun in self-defense.
Drawing upon these and similar cases, Cynthia Lee shows how two well-established, traditional criminal law defenses—the doctrines of provocation and self-defense—enable majority-culture defendants to justify their acts of violence. While the reasonableness requirement, inherent in both defenses, is designed to allow community input and provide greater flexibility in legal decision-making, the requirement also allows majority-culture defendants to rely on dominant social norms, such as masculinity, heterosexuality, and race (i.e., racial stereotypes), to bolster their claims of reasonableness. At the same time, Lee examines other cases that demonstrate that the reasonableness requirement tends to exclude the perspectives of minorities, such as heterosexual women, gays and lesbians, and persons of color.
Murder and the Reasonable Man not only shows how largely invisible social norms and beliefs influence the outcomes of certain criminal cases, but goes further, suggesting three tentative legal reforms to address problems of bias and undue leniency. Ultimately, Lee cautions that the true solution lies in a change in social attitudes.
Author
Cynthia Lee
Book Format
Hardback
Publisher
New York Press
Published
July 2003
Weight
654g
Dimensions
153 x 229 x 26 mm
ISBN
9780814751152
ISBN-10
0814751156
Eden Code
5381648
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Author/Creator: Cynthia Lee
ISBN: 9780814751152
Publisher: New York Press
Release Date: July 2003
Weight: 654g
Dimensions: 153 x 229 x 26 mm
Eden Code: 5381648