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Spruce Run News (November 1995), Spruce Run Staff Nov 1995

Spruce Run News (November 1995), Spruce Run Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

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Spruce Run News (October 1995), Spruce Run Staff Oct 1995

Spruce Run News (October 1995), Spruce Run Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

No abstract provided.


The Mandatory Arrest Law: Police Reaction, Kevin Walsh Sep 1995

The Mandatory Arrest Law: Police Reaction, Kevin Walsh

Pace Law Review

The mandatory arrest requirement in certain domestic violence situations is unique, due to the fact that no other class of offense requires arrest. The Criminal Procedure Law states that a police officer "may arrest" for all other classes of offenses. The new subdivision states that a police officer "shall arrest a person, and shall not attempt to reconcile the parties or mediate .... ." The use of the word "shall," in contrast to "may," indicates obligation or necessity. Why has this class of offenses been singled out for mandatory arrest? What factors brought this mandatory arrest law about?


Spruce Run News (August 1995), Spruce Run Staff Aug 1995

Spruce Run News (August 1995), Spruce Run Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

No abstract provided.


We Can Settle This Here Or Downtown: Mediation Or Arrest For Domestic Violence Calls - Eagleston V. Guido, Dale T. Smith Jul 1995

We Can Settle This Here Or Downtown: Mediation Or Arrest For Domestic Violence Calls - Eagleston V. Guido, Dale T. Smith

Journal of Dispute Resolution

Mediation policies may serve as a way for victims of equal protection violations to be compensated if a state worker invokes the defense of qualified immunity to avoid liability.' However, if the state worker is a police officer and is "following orders" by acting under a custom or policy devised or enforced by a superior, a party might be able to claim an equal protection violation under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and sue the officer's superior.' A police officer's use of qualified immunity came into question in Eagleston v. Guido.' In Eagleston, the use of mediation practices to deal with …


Spruce Run News (June 1995), Spruce Run Staff Jun 1995

Spruce Run News (June 1995), Spruce Run Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

No abstract provided.


Important Steps And Instructive Models In The Fight To Eliminate Violence Against Women, Elizabeth M. Misiaveg Jun 1995

Important Steps And Instructive Models In The Fight To Eliminate Violence Against Women, Elizabeth M. Misiaveg

Washington and Lee Law Review

No abstract provided.


Spruce Run News (February 1995), Spruce Run Staff Feb 1995

Spruce Run News (February 1995), Spruce Run Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

No abstract provided.


Spruce Run News (January 1995), Spruce Run Staff Jan 1995

Spruce Run News (January 1995), Spruce Run Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

No abstract provided.


When Battered Woman's Syndrome Does Not Go Far Enough: The Battered Woman As Vigilante, Elizabeth Ayyildiz Jan 1995

When Battered Woman's Syndrome Does Not Go Far Enough: The Battered Woman As Vigilante, Elizabeth Ayyildiz

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Domestic Violence And The Per Se Standard Of Outrage, Merle H. Weiner Jan 1995

Domestic Violence And The Per Se Standard Of Outrage, Merle H. Weiner

Maryland Law Review

No abstract provided.


Battered Woman Syndrome: A Tool For Batterers?, Melanie Frager Griffith Jan 1995

Battered Woman Syndrome: A Tool For Batterers?, Melanie Frager Griffith

Fordham Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Subjection Of Women . . . Still: Unfulfilled Promises Of Protection For Women Victims Of Domestic Violence Comment., James Martin Truss Jan 1995

The Subjection Of Women . . . Still: Unfulfilled Promises Of Protection For Women Victims Of Domestic Violence Comment., James Martin Truss

St. Mary's Law Journal

Throughout American history, women have fought to realize a full and independent legal identity, equal to men. Nonetheless, issues such as domestic violence have often remained obscured due partly to the judicial system’s reluctance to intrude into “family matters.” Although courts have long-since renounced the common-law rule which allowed a husband to discipline his wife, the plight of the battered woman remained largely ignored by courts and legislatures. The pervasiveness and severity of domestic violence are widely documented. On June 1, 1991, the Texas Supreme Court created the Gender Bias Task Force of Texas (Task Force) to consider whether gender …


Protecting Women's Welfare In The Face Of Violence, Martha F. Davis, Susan J. Kraham Jan 1995

Protecting Women's Welfare In The Face Of Violence, Martha F. Davis, Susan J. Kraham

Fordham Urban Law Journal

This article argues that the Aid to Families With Dependent Children program provides a valuable means of continuing support for impoverished women. It points out that such women are at an increased risk of domestic violence, and that they are often unable to escape from abusive relationships because they and their children are economically dependent on their partners. The article criticizes proposed reforms to AFDC from this context, arguing that without the safety net provided by public assistance, many women and children would be trapped by financial constraints in dangerous or life threatening relationships. Thus, an adequate level of public …