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dc.contributor.authorBradfield, Rebeccaen
dc.date.accessioned2022-06-30T23:01:06Z-
dc.date.available2022-06-30T23:01:06Z-
dc.date.issued2002en
dc.identifier.citation9 (2), 2002en
dc.identifier.issn1321-8719en
dc.identifier.urihttps://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/12622-
dc.languageenen
dc.publisherAustralian Academic Press : Samford Valleyen
dc.subjectCriminal justice responsesen
dc.subjectHomicideen
dc.titleUnderstanding the battered woman who kills her violent partner: the admissibility of expert evidence of domestic violence in Australiaen
dc.title.alternativePsychiatry, Psychology and Lawen
dc.typeJournal Articleen
dc.identifier.catalogid1790en
dc.subject.keywordnew_recorden
dc.subject.keywordNationalen
dc.subject.keywordJournal article/research paperen
dc.description.notesThis paper argues that the use of ‘battered woman syndrome’ evidence has failed in making self-defence more accessible to women who kill their violent partners and suggests an alternative approach. Instead of relying on expert testimony to determine if a woman presents depression, decreased self-esteem and learned helplessness, domestic violence cases should use broader social framework evidence. A fact-finding process, which discards any myths and stereotypes about women who experience intimate partner abuse while recognising the nature of domestic violence, is more appropriate to understand a battered woman’s account of reasonable necessity. This approach would take into account the defendant’s experiences of violence and her broader social context, challenging the current construction of women as either victims or agents.en
dc.identifier.sourcePsychiatry, psychology, and lawen
dc.date.entered2003-06-02en
dc.publisher.placeQLDen
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