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"Law And Justice Are Not Always The Same": Creating Community-Based Justice Forums For People Subjected To Intimate Partner Abuse, Leigh S. Goodmark
"Law And Justice Are Not Always The Same": Creating Community-Based Justice Forums For People Subjected To Intimate Partner Abuse, Leigh S. Goodmark
Leigh S. Goodmark
What constitutes justice in cases involving intimate partner abuse has historically been determined not by the person subjected to abuse, but rather an actor within the legal system—a police officer, a prosecutor, an advocate, or a judge—and those individuals most often define justice in terms of what the legal system has to offer. People subjected to abuse may conceive of justice quite differently, however, in ways that the legal system is not well suited to address. For people subjected to abuse who are interested in punishment, whose goals are congruent with the legal system’s goals of safety and accountability (as …
Going Underground: The Ethics Of Advising A Battered Woman Fleeing An Abusive Relationship, Leigh S. Goodmark
Going Underground: The Ethics Of Advising A Battered Woman Fleeing An Abusive Relationship, Leigh S. Goodmark
Leigh S. Goodmark
No abstract provided.
A Troubled Marriage: Domestic Violence And The Legal System, Leigh Goodmark
A Troubled Marriage: Domestic Violence And The Legal System, Leigh Goodmark
Leigh S. Goodmark
The development of a legal regime to combat domestic violence in the United States has been lauded as one of the feminist movement’s greatest triumphs. But, Leigh Goodmark argues, the resulting system is deeply flawed in ways that prevent it from assisting many women subjected to abuse. The current legal response to domestic violence is excessively focused on physical violence; this narrow definition of abuse fails to provide protection from behaviors that are profoundly damaging, including psychological, economic, and reproductive abuse. The system uses mandatory policies that deny women subjected to abuse autonomy and agency, substituting the state’s priorities for …
Reframing Domestic Violence Law And Policy: An Anti-Essentialist Proposal, Leigh Goodmark
Reframing Domestic Violence Law And Policy: An Anti-Essentialist Proposal, Leigh Goodmark
Leigh S. Goodmark
This Article focuses on a central failure in domestic violence law and policy reform—the creation of a body of law and set of policies based on outmoded notions of what domestic violence is, the identities of the women who experience violence, the identities of their partners, and what such women need and want. The theoretical underpinnings of domestic violence law and policy largely are to blame for this excessively narrow and problematic view of domestic violence.
When Is A Battered Woman Not A Battered Woman? When She Fights Back, Leigh Goodmark
When Is A Battered Woman Not A Battered Woman? When She Fights Back, Leigh Goodmark
Leigh S. Goodmark
No abstract provided.
Achieving Batterer Accountability In The Child Protection System, Leigh Goodmark
Achieving Batterer Accountability In The Child Protection System, Leigh Goodmark
Leigh S. Goodmark
No abstract provided.