Domestic Violence or Battered Women Syndrome: Treating Women Who Killed Their Husbands

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lori Williams ◽  
Sharon Snow
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Battered Women ◽  
Battered Women Syndrome

The psychosocial repercussions of domestic violence in battered women

Psychiatriki ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 148-149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Μ. Polychronopoulou ◽  
◽  
A. Douzenis ◽  
◽  
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Battered Women

scholarly journals Race, Battered Women, and the Criminal Justice System

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-21
Author(s):  
Harini Kav
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Social Movements ◽  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Criminal Justice System ◽  
Battered Women ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Criminal Case ◽  
Gender Biases ◽  
Legislative Changes ◽  
Domestic Violence Survivors

This paper looks at the criminal case of Deborah Peagler and the California habeas law and explores the effectiveness of legislative changes to domestic battery laws as a mechanism for change in the criminal justice system in regards to its treatment of domestic violence survivors accused of committing a crime against their abuser. It focuses on the androcentric and racialized nature of the criminal justice system and argues that while legislative changes brought about by social movements facilitate opportunities for women like Peagler to pursue just outcomes, they do not counter the gender biases prevalent in the justice system and, alone, are insufficient in improving the treatment of domestic violence survivors in the criminal justice system.

Engaging Communities through an Art Program at a Domestic Violence Shelter

2021 ◽  
pp. 1366-1393
Author(s):  
Elzbieta T. Kazmierczak
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Battered Women ◽  
Fund Raising ◽  
Grant Writing ◽  
Art Programs ◽  
Domestic Violence Shelter ◽  
Art Program ◽  
Student Volunteers ◽  
Visual Artist ◽  
Set Up

This chapter is a case study, written from the perspective of a visual artist, designer, and educator, reflecting on a five-year volunteer initiative of developing, leading, and funding an art program at a domestic violence shelter for battered women and adolescent girls who experienced sexual violence. One purpose of this chapter is to provide information about establishing art programs that can be sustained by the institutions in which they are introduced. This chapter discusses the following aspects: 1) breaking the ice and establishing rapport; 2) training and supervising staff and student volunteers; 3) fund-raising, grant writing, and seeking support both within and outside the agency; 4) partnering with organizations or community groups to set up art exhibitions; 5) partnering with artists and writers to print and distribute an educational publication; and 6) developing research with vulnerable populations serviced by the agency.

Response to Individualized Homeopathic Treatment for Depression in Climacteric Women with History of Domestic Violence, Marital Dissatisfaction or Sexual Abuse: Results from the HOMDEP-MENOP Study

Homeopathy ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 107 (03) ◽  
pp. 202-208 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lidia Llanes-González ◽  
Leopoldo Aguilar-Faisal ◽  
Juan Asbun-Bojalil ◽  
Emma Macías-Cortés
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Battered Women ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Depression Treatment ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Homeopathic Treatment ◽  
Post Traumatic ◽  
Marital Dissatisfaction

Background Although individualized homeopathic treatment is effective for depression in climacteric women, there is a lack of well-designed studies of its efficacy for depression in battered women or in post-traumatic stress disorder. The aim of this study was to assess the association between individualized homeopathic treatment or fluoxetine and response to depression treatment in climacteric women with high levels of domestic violence, sexual abuse or marital dissatisfaction. Materials and Methods One hundred and thirty-three Mexican climacteric women with moderate-to-severe depression enrolled in the HOMDEP-MENOP Study (a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, double-dummy, three-arm trial, with a 6-week follow-up study) were evaluated. Domestic violence, marital dissatisfaction and sexual abuse were assessed at baseline. Response to depression treatment was defined by a decrease of 50% or more from baseline score of Hamilton scale. Association between domestic violence, sexual abuse, and marital dissatisfaction and response to depression treatment was analyzed with bivariate analysis in the three groups. Odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) were calculated. Results Homeopathy versus placebo had a statistically significant association with response to depression treatment after adjusting for sexual abuse (OR [95% CI]: 11.07 [3.22 to 37.96]), domestic violence (OR [95% CI]: 10.30 [3.24 to 32.76]) and marital dissatisfaction (OR [95% CI]: 8.61 [2.85 to 25.99]). Conclusions Individualized homeopathic treatment is associated with response to depression treatment in climacteric women with high levels of domestic violence, sexual abuse or marital dissatisfaction. Further studies should be conducted to evaluate its efficacy specifically for post-traumatic stress disorder in battered women. ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01635218, URL: http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01635218?term=depression+homeopathy&rank=1

Adjustment and Needs of African-American Women Who Utilized a Domestic Violence Shelter

1994 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 275-286 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cris M. Sullivan ◽  
Maureen H. Rumptz
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
African American ◽  
African American Women ◽  
Battered Women ◽  
Poverty Line ◽  
Community Response ◽  
Short Term ◽  
American Women ◽  
Domestic Violence Shelter ◽  
Advocacy Program

To better understand what environmental and contextual factors influence resource acquisition and subsequent adjustment for African-American women who have been battered, this article explores the experiences of 60 women from the 6 months prior to entering a shelter through a 10-week postshelter advocacy program. Results indicate that African-American battered women who use domestic violence shelters face an array of obstacles: Most had been severely abused, were likely to be living below the poverty line, were unemployed, and were in need of numerous resources. However, in spite of numerous obstacles and continued violence, African-American women overall felt confident in themselves and satisfied with their lives 10 weeks after shelter. Results also indicate that short-term advocacy services were beneficial to African-American women exiting a domestic violence shelter. Implications of these findings as they relate to formal community response and further research are discussed.

Domestic Violence and the Law: The 1976 Act and its Aftermath

1983 ◽  
Vol 31 (1_suppl) ◽  
pp. 4-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan Maidment
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Battered Women ◽  
Family System ◽  
Public Attitudes ◽  
Homeless Persons ◽  
Patriarchal Family ◽  
Legal Remedies ◽  
The Law ◽  
Legislative Reforms

This paper examines the parliamentary response to domestic violence as represented in three pieces of legislation: the Domestic Violence and Matrimonial Proceedings Act 1976, the Domestic Proceedings and Magistrates' Courts Act 1978 and the Housing (Homeless Persons) Act 1977. There is also briefer consideration of the role of criminal law, divorce and the possibility of using wardship procedures and actions in tort. The author maintains that the most important need of battered women is the provision of alternative permanent accommodation, and that this must be the criterion by which the efficacy of the present law is judged. With this in mind, the provisions of the three major Acts are described and evaluated, with most attention going to the 1976 Act. Maidment's general conclusion is that the promises held out by the legislative reforms ‘do not appear to have been fulfilled in practice’. The legal remedies are available, but the ways in which they are interpreted and implemented mean that battered women are inadequately protected. Violence against women has to be seen in the context of a patriarchal family system and the subordinate status of women. The law, on its own, cannot change deep-seated public attitudes, although it may have an important symbolic and educative role to play in contributing to such a change.

Silencing Women's Voices: Nuisance Property Laws and Battered Women

2015 ◽  
Vol 40 (04) ◽  
pp. 908-936 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gretchen Arnold ◽  
Megan Slusser
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Battered Women ◽  
Gender Inequality ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Organizational Structures ◽  
Women's Voices ◽  
Law Enforcement Officials ◽  
The Law ◽  
Enforcement Policies

There is little documentation about how nuisance property laws, which fine people for excessive 911 calls, affect victims of domestic violence. In St. Louis, we found that police and prosecutors believe that the law benefits victims of domestic violence by providing them with additional services. By contrast, advocates for domestic violence victims believe that the law undermines battered women's access to housing and discourages them from calling 911. Using qualitative data, we analyze how the organizational structures and dynamics within which each group works give rise to different stocks of working knowledge. We conclude that law enforcement officials are unaware of these harms because women's voices and experiences are marginalized during the enforcement process. This research reveals mechanisms through which law enforcement policies reinforce gender inequality, and illustrates some ways in which gender relations and power come into play in what, on their surface, appear to be gender‐neutral laws.

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