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Transforming Domestic Violence Representation, Jane K. Stoever Jan 2013

Transforming Domestic Violence Representation, Jane K. Stoever

Kentucky Law Journal

The dominant theories used in the law to explain domestic violence, namely, the Power and Control Wheel and the Cycle of Violence, provide only limited insight into intimate partner abuse. Both theories focus exclusively on the abusive partner' wrongful actions, consistent with recent decades' concentration on criminalization, but fail to educate about the survivor's needs and efforts to end violence. The Stages of Change Model, conversely, reveals that domestic abuse survivors seek an end to relationship violence through a five-stage cyclical sequence and identifies the survivor's needs and actions at each stage. This critical information should inform the representation of …


White Collar Overcriminalization: Deterrence, Plea Bargaining, And The Loss Of Innocence, Lucian E. Dervan Jan 2013

White Collar Overcriminalization: Deterrence, Plea Bargaining, And The Loss Of Innocence, Lucian E. Dervan

Kentucky Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Toward A Common Law Of Plea Bargaining, Wesley Macneil Oliver Jan 2013

Toward A Common Law Of Plea Bargaining, Wesley Macneil Oliver

Kentucky Law Journal

No abstract provided.


The Future Of The Death Penalty In Kentucky And America, Stephen B. Bright Jan 2013

The Future Of The Death Penalty In Kentucky And America, Stephen B. Bright

Kentucky Law Journal

No abstract provided.