Women who suffer years of physical violence finally fight back, and wind up in prison. Rape victims jailed as "material witnesses" to compel their testimony. Teens exploited by violent pimps who themselves get charged with sex trafficking. Imperfect Victims: Criminalized Survivors and the Promise of Abolition Feminism is filled with story after infuriating story of such situations.
The book, from University of Maryland law professor Leigh Goodmark, takes a detailed look at how girls and women come to be arrested, prosecuted, and punished for such actions as defending themselves against violence or refusing to participate in the prosecution of someone who victimized them.
