Ebook {Epub PDF} Battered Women in the Courtroom: The Power of Judicial Response by James Ptacek

by. James Ptacek. · Rating details · 6 ratings · 0 reviews. Recent laws have given women much-needed rights in seeking protection from abusive men, but judges still hold the authority to issue restraining orders or send batterers to jail. While most studies on state intervention for victims have focused on the role of police, Battered Women in the Courtroom looks at the lives of abused . Battered Women in the Courtroom: The Power of Judicial Responses. NCJ Number. Author(s) James Ptacek. Date Published. Length. pages. Annotation. This book examines the ways in which judges respond to abused women who seek legal redress. Abstract. Battered Women in the Courtroom: The Power of Judicial Responses. Battered Women in the Courtroom.: James Ptacek. UPNE, - Law - pages. 0 Reviews. Recent laws have given women much-needed.

Paperback, pages. Published June 10th by Northeastern University Press. More Details Original Title. Battered Women In The Courtroom: The Power of Judicial Responses (The Northeastern Series on Gender, Crime, and Law) ISBN. (ISBN ) Edition Language. English. Battered Women In The Courtroom: The Power Of Judicial Responses (Northeastern Series On Gender, Crime, And Law)|James Ptacek, On the Stage, Vol. 2 of 2: Studies of Theatrical History and the Actor's Art (Classic Reprint)|Dutton Cook, Cuneiform Archives and Libraries (Publications de l'Institut historique-archeologique neerlandais de Stamboul)|Veenhoff, Understanding the Human Body|Trent D. Restorative Justice and Violence Against Women considers both the dangers and potential benefits of using restorative justice in response to these crimes. The contributors include antiviolence activists and scholars from the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.

James Ptacek questions whether judges still respond to abused women with indifference or impatience, as they have in the past, or whether they now treat battering as a serious crime. Chesney-Lind, M. James Ptacek, Battered Women in the Courtroom: The Power of Judicial Response. Crime, Law and Social Cha– (). www.doorway.ru Download citation. Issue Date: June DOI: www.doorway.ru Abstract. This investigation of women, violence and the courts centers on encounters between women and judges in restraining order hearings in Massachusetts, one of the first States to offer new civil and criminal options to victims of abusive behavior. The book questions whether judges still respond to abused women with indifference or.