Women's Self-defense Cases
Author: Elizabeth Bochnak
Publisher: MICHIE
Published: 1981
Total Pages: 344
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Author: Elizabeth Bochnak
Publisher: MICHIE
Published: 1981
Total Pages: 344
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Lenore E. Walker
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
Published: 2001-07-26
Total Pages: 360
ISBN-13: 9780826143235
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this latest edition of her groundbreaking book, Dr. Lenore Walker has provided a thorough update to her original findings in the field of domestic abuse. Each chapter has been expanded to include new research. The volume contains the latest on the impact of exposure to violence on children, marital rape, child abuse, personality characteristics of different types of batterers, new psychotherapy models for batterers and their victims, and more. Walker also speaks out on her involvement in the O.J. Simpson trial as a defense witness and how he does not fit the empirical data known for domestic violence. This volume should be required reading for all professionals in the field of domestic abuse. For Further Information, Please Click Here!
Author: Cynthia K. Gillespie
Publisher:
Published: 1989
Total Pages: 280
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKExamines over 300 cases in which women have attempted to defend themselves from violent partners.
Author: Elizabeth A. Sheehy
Publisher: UBC Press
Published: 2013-12-15
Total Pages: 493
ISBN-13: 0774826541
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn the landmark Lavallee decision of 1990, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that evidence of "battered woman syndrome" was admissible in establishing self-defence for women accused of killing their abusive partners. This book looks at the trials of eleven battered women, ten of whom killed their partners, in the fifteen years since Lavallee. Drawing extensively on trial transcripts and a rich expanse of interdisciplinary sources, the author looks at the evidence produced at trial and at how self-defence was argued. By illuminating these cases, this book uncovers the practical and legal dilemmas faced by battered women on trial for murder.
Author: Patricia Gagné
Publisher: Macmillan Reference USA
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 280
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn December 1990 Ohio governor Richard F. Celeste granted clemency to 25 women who had been incarcerated for killing or assaulting abusive partners or stepfathers. Governors in other states quickly followed. This book documents the history of the feminist and social activist groups working within the context of the battered women's movement and the role they playing in making these events possible. The book examines the Ohio movement as a precedent-setting case study, then discusses and analyzes events in six other states where large-scale clemencies were achieved or attempted. Before clemency became a movement goal, feminist legal activists worked for two decades to challenge laws that they argued prevented women from fully defending themselves when accused of killing abusive men. One focus was to ensure that the women who killed could describe the danger with which they had lived and explain the basis of their belief that force was needed to defend their lives. Within a few years, some activists began to frame their legal defense strategies within the language of the battered woman syndrome, a strategy that remains controversial. The book analyses the strategies and achievements of the movement for clemency review, identifying the factors that led to success or failure. The last chapter looks at the post-prison lives of some of the 25 Ohio women who received clemency.
Author: Charles Patrick Ewing
Publisher: Free Press
Published: 1987
Total Pages: 200
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Published: 1993
Total Pages: 642
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Robbin S. Ogle
Publisher: Praeger
Published: 2002-08-30
Total Pages: 232
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis study argues that the battering relationship is properly understood as a long-term homicidal process. The authors posit a social interaction perspective for understanding the forces that work toward maintaining the battering relationship and escalating it to a homicidal end.
Author: Elizabeth Pennell
Publisher: Adams Media Corporation
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781580623407
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Angela Browne
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2008-06-30
Total Pages: 175
ISBN-13: 1439118655
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA compassionate look at 42 battered women who felt "locked in with danger and so desperate that they killed a man they loved"; scholarly and compelling.