Type:	Journal Article
Title:	The words change, but the melody lingers: the persistence of the battered woman syndrome in criminal cases involving battered women
Other Titles:	Violence against women
Authors:	Ferraro, Kathleen J
Keywords:	Legal issues;Perpetrators
Year:	2003
Publisher:	Sage Publications
Citation:	9 (1), January 2003
Notes:	This article addresses the drawbacks caused by the deployment of the battered women syndrome construct as the unique expression of women who experience domestic violence. Cases in which the characteristics and circumstances of the female defendant contravene the expectations of the syndrome such as strength, assertiveness and extramarital sexual activity are discussed. The author, who has assisted several criminal and civil cases in the US as expert witness on the effects of battering, favours an approach that includes the social, relational, institutional and psychological impacts of abusive behaviour.
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/12571
ISSN:	1077-8012
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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