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Spruce Run News (December 1986), Spruce Run Staff
Spruce Run News (December 1986), Spruce Run Staff
Maine Women's Publications - All
No abstract provided.
Criminal Procedure Arrest Of Persons: Family Violence Provisions: Unmarried Cohabitation, Georgia State University Law Review
Criminal Procedure Arrest Of Persons: Family Violence Provisions: Unmarried Cohabitation, Georgia State University Law Review
Georgia State University Law Review
The Act allows a police officer to make an arrest without a warrant where there is probable cause to believe a criminal offense involving family violence has occurred between persons of the opposite sex living together in a meretricious relationship.
Spruce Run News (Summer 1986), Spruce Run Staff
Spruce Run News (Summer 1986), Spruce Run Staff
Maine Women's Publications - All
No abstract provided.
The Inadequate Police Protection Of Battered Wives: Can A City And Its Police Be Held Liable Under The Equal Protection Clause?, Jeffrey A. Shapiro
The Inadequate Police Protection Of Battered Wives: Can A City And Its Police Be Held Liable Under The Equal Protection Clause?, Jeffrey A. Shapiro
Fordham Urban Law Journal
The police strive to settle the vast majority of wife battering cases without arrest or through mediation, often leading to terrible results for the abused wife. This Note supports holding a city and its police liable under the equal protection clause for the inadequate police protection of battered wives. The Note finds the best legal strategy under the equal protection clause would involve showing impermissible gender-based discrimination.