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Untangling The Court’S Sovereignty Doctrine To Allow For Greater Respect Of Tribal Authority In Addressing Domestic Violence, Lauren Oppenheimer Jun 2017

Untangling The Court’S Sovereignty Doctrine To Allow For Greater Respect Of Tribal Authority In Addressing Domestic Violence, Lauren Oppenheimer

Maryland Law Review

No abstract provided.


Should Domestic Violence Be Decriminalized?, Leigh S. Goodmark Jan 2017

Should Domestic Violence Be Decriminalized?, Leigh S. Goodmark

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


Hands Up At Home: Militarized Masculinity And Police Officers Who Commit Intimate Partner Abuse, Leigh S. Goodmark Jan 2015

Hands Up At Home: Militarized Masculinity And Police Officers Who Commit Intimate Partner Abuse, Leigh S. Goodmark

Faculty Scholarship

The deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner and the almost daily news stories about abusive and violent police conduct are currently prompting questions about the appropriate use of force by police officers. Moreover, the history of police brutality directed towards women is well documented. Most of that literature, however, captures the violence that police do in their public capacity, as officers of the state. This article examines the violence and abuse perpetrated by police in their private lives, against their intimate partners, although the public and private overlap significantly to the extent that the power and training provided to …


Surviving Castle Rock: The Human Rights Of Domestic Violence, Max D. Siegel Jan 2012

Surviving Castle Rock: The Human Rights Of Domestic Violence, Max D. Siegel

Student Articles and Papers

In 2005, the Supreme Court of the United States decided Town of Castle Rock v. Gonzales and held that Jessica Gonzales did not have a constitutional right to police enforcement of a restraining order. The decision highlighted the Court’s reluctance to recognize citizens’ affirmative rights, fortifying a deeply ingrained conceptualization of the Constitution of the United States as a “Negative Constitution” that creates a government with restraints on its actions and extremely limited obligations to its citizens. In August 2011, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights released a report publicizing its finding that by failing to take affirmative measures to …


The Future Of Problem-Solving Justice: An International Perspective, Greg Berman, Aubrey Fox Jan 2010

The Future Of Problem-Solving Justice: An International Perspective, Greg Berman, Aubrey Fox

University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender and Class

No abstract provided.


Jewish Women Under Siege: The Fight For Survival On The Front Lines Of Love And The Law, Adam H. Koblenz Jan 2009

Jewish Women Under Siege: The Fight For Survival On The Front Lines Of Love And The Law, Adam H. Koblenz

University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender and Class

No abstract provided.


Leaving Maryland Workers Behind: A Comparison Of State Employee Leave Statutes, Michael J. Hayes Jan 2009

Leaving Maryland Workers Behind: A Comparison Of State Employee Leave Statutes, Michael J. Hayes

University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender and Class

No abstract provided.


Bringing The Greenbook To Life: A Resource Guide For Communities, Leigh S. Goodmark, Ann Rosewater Jan 2008

Bringing The Greenbook To Life: A Resource Guide For Communities, Leigh S. Goodmark, Ann Rosewater

Book Gallery

This book is designed for communities seeking to develop interventions that will improve their responses to families suffering both domestic violence and child maltreatment.


Reasonable Efforts Checklist For Dependency Cases Involving Domestic Violence, Leigh S. Goodmark Jan 2008

Reasonable Efforts Checklist For Dependency Cases Involving Domestic Violence, Leigh S. Goodmark

Book Gallery

The purpose of this checklist is to assist dependency court judges in identifying factors that should be considered when making reasonable efforts determinations in cases involving domestic violence.


Steps Toward Safety: Improving Systemic And Community Responses For Families Experiencing Domestic Violence, Leigh S. Goodmark, Ann Rosewater Jan 2007

Steps Toward Safety: Improving Systemic And Community Responses For Families Experiencing Domestic Violence, Leigh S. Goodmark, Ann Rosewater

Book Gallery

This report is designed to mine the lessons learned from the research and reforms in child welfare and domestic violence, as well as explore possibilities for the next generation of innovation.


Falling Through The Cracks: The Impact Of Vawa 2005’S Unfinished Business On Immigrant Victims Of Domestic Violence, Mary B. Clark Jan 2007

Falling Through The Cracks: The Impact Of Vawa 2005’S Unfinished Business On Immigrant Victims Of Domestic Violence, Mary B. Clark

University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender and Class

No abstract provided.


Gang Member Perpetrated Domestic Violence: A New Conversation, Videtta A. Brown Jan 2007

Gang Member Perpetrated Domestic Violence: A New Conversation, Videtta A. Brown

University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender and Class

No abstract provided.


Domestic Violence And The Maryland Family Violence Option, Karen Czapanskiy Jan 2003

Domestic Violence And The Maryland Family Violence Option, Karen Czapanskiy

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


Domestic Violence, Substance Abuse, And Child Welfare: The Legal System's Response, Jane C. Murphy, Margaret J. Potthast Jan 1999

Domestic Violence, Substance Abuse, And Child Welfare: The Legal System's Response, Jane C. Murphy, Margaret J. Potthast

Journal of Health Care Law and Policy

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.


Partner Notification And The Threat Of Domestic Violence Against Women With Hiv Infection, Karen H. Rothenberg, Richard L. North Oct 1993

Partner Notification And The Threat Of Domestic Violence Against Women With Hiv Infection, Karen H. Rothenberg, Richard L. North

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.