Battered Women in the Courtroom: The Power of Judicial Response

by James Ptacek

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 women.

This investigation of women, violence, and the courts centers on encounters between women and judges in restraining...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1555533906
• ISBN13: 9781555533908
• Release Date: June 1999
• Publisher: Northeastern University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher