Battered women in the courtroom : James Ptacek the power of judicial responses
By: Ptacek, James
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BookPublisher: Boston, MA : Northeastern University Press, 1999Description: vii, 240 pages ; 23 cm.ISBN: 1-55553-390-6.Subject(s): ABUSED WOMEN | DOMESTIC VIOLENCE | INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE | JUSTICE | PROTECTION ORDERS | UNITED STATESDDC classification: 345.73 PTA Summary: This book explores the ways in which judges (in the US) respond to women who are seeking legal redress. This investigation of women, violence and the courts centres on encounters between women and judges in restraining order hearings in Massachusetts, one of the first states in the US to offer new civil and criminal options to victims of abusive behaviour. (From the back cover). Record #5026
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This book explores the ways in which judges (in the US) respond to women who are seeking legal redress. This investigation of women, violence and the courts centres on encounters between women and judges in restraining order hearings in Massachusetts, one of the first states in the US to offer new civil and criminal options to victims of abusive behaviour. (From the back cover). Record #5026
