Article: Herndon Woman Pleads Guilty In Shooting

Article: In Their Own Words: Battered Women's Assessment of the Criminal Processing System's Responses
Violence and Victims;  January 1, 1998 ;     700+ words ......frequently posed about the behavior of battered women are "Why do they stay?" and "Why don...prosecutors, and judges), and even by battered women's advocates. In response to these questions...important to acknowledge that many battered women do leave, some at the beginning and...

Article: Safety Planning With Battered Women
Violence and Victims;  January 1, 2000 ;     700+ words ...Safety Planning With Battered Women. Jill Davies, Eleanor Lyon, and...the book Safety Planning With Battered Women, it would be "must read." For...the history of advocating for battered women and important issues regarding...

Article: Choice and Empowerment for Battered Women Who Stay: Toward a Constructivist Model.
Social Work;  January 1, 2000 ;     700+ words ......social construction of empowerment for battered women who choose to stay with their abusers...critical examination of the images of battered women who stay, constructed in the professional...constructivist model for empowering battered women who choose to stay that balances between...

Article: Applying social cognitive career theory to the empowerment of battered women.
Journal of Counseling and Development;  September 22, 2003 ;     700+ words ......the issues of domestic violence and battered women have received increasing attention...safety and personal counseling needs of battered women, as well as best practices for the...term impact of domestic violence on battered women's career development and the role of...

Article: Nursing diagnoses and interventions for post-acute-phase battered women.
Nursing Diagnosis;  July 1, 1998 ;     700+ words ......interventions applicable for post-acute-phase battered women. METHODS. Eight battered women were interviewed twice for 2 hours. Gordon...major contribution to society by enabling battered women to move to a more protected lifestyle...

Article: Comparisons of moral reasoning levels between battered and non-battered women.(Special section: domestic violence and social work education)
Journal of Social Work Education;  January 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ......stereotypes and challenge early research on battered women (Gelles, 1997; Herman, 1997; Pagelow...These pathological perspectives viewed battered women as having a contradictory set of attributes...Aubrey, 1987). Public opinion about battered women is saturated with victim-blaming ...

Article: Battered women hit hard by welfare reform
University Wire;  February 23, 1998 ;     700+ words ......those hit hardest by these changes are battered women. Welfare Reform, as the new law is...domestic violence. Reform's impact on battered women While the act could be interpreted...serious concerns among advocates for battered women. These concerns focus primarily on...

Article: The unique role health workers can play in recognizing and responding to battered women. (includes related article and list of resources)
The Network News;  March 1, 1992 ;     700+ words ......aspects of her life. Many formerly battered women who have even suffered life-threatening...states have mandatory arrest laws, battered women have been quick to remind us that stopping...chronic pain are particularly common in battered women and are clearly related to the stress...

Article: Weld relaxes prison appeal by battered women
The Boston Globe;  September 27, 1991 ;     700+ words ......yesterday eased the regulations under which battered women who have murdered their abusers can...commutation guidelines which allow battered women seeking early releases to argue that...in Massachusetts," Weld said. "The `battered women syndrome' may well be relevant to the...

Article: BATTERED WOMEN'S SYNDROME DEFENSE BOLSTERED.(News)
Daily News (Los Angeles, CA);  August 30, 1996 ;     569 words ......Thursday for juries to acquit more battered women who kill their abusers. The court said evidence of battered women's syndrome may be considered in...law to permit expert testimony on battered women's syndrome where relevant but did...

Article: Cindy Chin, 36 Crusader for battered women
The Boston Globe;  August 1, 1992 ;     267 words ......for women's rights and a crusader for battered women in Massachusetts and elsewhere, died...at Transition House, a shelter for battered women and children; advocating the creation...found the Massachusetts Coalition of Battered Women's Service Group. In 1985 she was able...

Article: Woman is freed on evidence of battered women's syndrome
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  October 27, 2002 ;     386 words ...Woman is freed on evidence of battered women's syndrome 1985 murder conviction is...have been different had evidence of battered women's syndrome been presented. Marva Wallace...release in cases where evidence of battered women's syndrome was not permitted at trial...

Article: It Could Happen to Anyone: Why Battered Women Stay (2nd ed.)
Violence and Victims;  April 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ...It Could Happen to Anyone: Why Battered Women Stay (2nd ed.) Alyce D. La Violette...softcover). It Could Happen to Anyone: Why Battered Women Stay will speak to the interests of...outlines the authors' explanation of battered women's learned hopelessness and helplessness...

Article: Efficacy of Various Treatments for PTSD in Battered Women: Case Studies
Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy;  April 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......post-treatment or at 3-month follow-up. The battered women in the other two conditions continued...Keywords: posttraumatic stress disorder; battered women; exposure therapy; relaxation training...effectiveness of different PTSD treatments for battered women. Studies by Hughes and ...