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Legal Protection For Victims Of Domestic Violence: A Guide For The Treating Physician, Jane C. Murphy

All Faculty Scholarship

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Prosecutors And Domestic Violence: Local Leadership Makes A Difference, Janet E. Findlater, Dawn Van Hoek

Law Faculty Research Publications

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Guidelines For Handling Domestic Violence Cases In Community Mental Health Centers, Carol E. Jordan, Robert Walker

Office for Policy Studies on Violence Against Women Publications

Community mental health centers are becoming increasingly involved in the delivery of services to victims and perpetrators of domestic violence. To help centers plan a domestic violence program and address the risk of liability in treating clients who may be dangerous, the authors suggest principles to guide clinical decisions, standards for service delivery, and standards for staff development.

Legal Remedies For Domestic Violence In Chile And The United States: Cultural Relativism, Myths, And Realities, Katherine M. Culliton

Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law

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From Victim To Defendant: The Life Sentence Of British Women, Susan S.M. Edwards

Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law

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A Matter Of Evidence Or Of Law? Battered Women Claiming Self-Defense In California, Rachel A. Van Cleave

Publications

This essay examines the obstacles battered women face in the form of evidentiary rules and in the definitions of certain elements of self-defense, focusing specifically on the appellate court opinion in Aris. The essay then evaluates existing and pending legislation in California which has sought to undo the narrowing effected by Aris. Finally, the essay proposes statutory language which would be more effective in ensuring that battered women who kill their batterers in non-traditional confrontational situations may fully present their claims of self-defense. Where a defendant claims self-defense and presents evidence regarding the Battered Woman Syndrome ("BWS"), my …

Discretionary Justice: A Legal And Policy Analysis Of A Governor’S Use Of The Clemency Power In The Cases Of Incarcerated Battered Women, Linda L. Ammons

Linda L. Ammons

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No-Drop Policies In The Prosecution Of Domestic Violence Cases: Guarantee To Action Or Dangerous Solution?, Angela Corsilles

Fordham Law Review

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Violence Against Lesbians And Gay Men, Suzanne B. Goldberg, Bea Hanson

Faculty Scholarship

Faggot! Dyke! Pervert! Homo!" Just words? Or rhetoric that illuminates and fuels hatred of lesbians and gay men? How often are these words supplemented by the use of a bat, golf clubs, a hammer, a knife, a gun? Studies indicate that lesbians and gay men experience criminal victimization at rates significantly higher than other individuals and are the most frequent victims of bias crime.

Since lesbians and gay men live all across the country – in large cities, small towns, and rural areas – we can be targets of bias crime no matter where we live. From the attacks against …

Mules, Madonnas, Babies, Bathwater, Racial Imagery And Stereotypes: The African-American Woman And The Battered Woman Syndrome, Linda L. Ammons

Linda L. Ammons

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