Law's Knowledge: The Judge, The Expert, The Battered Woman, and Her Syndrome

Notes increasing public sympathy for women who kill their abusers in an examination of how the law handles these deaths. English law resists women's accounts of their experiences; judges operate the mechanisms of evidence and narrative as a mise en scene for the jury. These mechanisms determine...

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Published in:Journal of law and society 1993-12, Vol.20 (4), p.427-437
Main Author: Donovan, Katherine O'
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Battered women
Battered womens syndrome
Common law
Criminal justice
Criminal justice system
Domestic violence
Experiences
Feminism
Judges
Juries
Killing
Law
Men
Murder
Provocation defense
Responses
Right of self defense
Social problems
Violence against women
Women
Women (battered)
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Summary:Notes increasing public sympathy for women who kill their abusers in an examination of how the law handles these deaths. English law resists women's accounts of their experiences; judges operate the mechanisms of evidence and narrative as a mise en scene for the jury. These mechanisms determine knowledge of the case.
ISSN:0263-323X
1467-6478
DOI:10.2307/1410210