The case in the book was complicated because Peter did kill and wound a lot of people but for his attorney to turn to battered person syndrome, which was cause by post-traumatic stress disorder was extremely smart and made the jury think. After looking up battered person syndrome and connecting the dots from the book I concluded that when using battered person syndrome in a case it is basically saying “It was the only way I could protect myself and to get out of the situation.” It makes since in the book to me but it sparked some of my curiosity. I feel as if there is an extremely fine line between using that and having people believe it and using it and people not believing it and getting madder at you for trying to use it. I wanted to read more cases where people used battered person syndrome as a defense but the only one I could find was a woman who was abused by her husband killing him. This topic was extremely interesting to me.…
The number of cases of domestic violence is staggering. When people think about the word domestic violence they only think about the people that are directly involved in the altercation. The “silent victims” in domestic violence are the kids that witness the violence and have lasting effects from it (Child Welfare Information Gateway2009). We will review some studies that go over just some of the impacts that domestic violence has on the children in the household. For the remainder of this study review when you see you will see DV in place of domestic violence. Children that have been exposed to DV can…
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Psychologists are brought in as expert witnesses in court on many occasions including battered woman syndrome and automatism syndrome. In both syndrome's people have a strong opinion one-way or the other with little ability to believe in a middle ground when deciding if they believe in the syndrome or if they do not.…
As for Team C we have discovered that the missions of our two different categories are basically the same. The mission is to help the victim and make others aware that there is help in preventive services when it comes to these issues at hand. The similarities in the mission of the domestic violent category as well as the sexual assault category is almost identical. The mission for sexual assault is to deliver confidential care, support, and advocacy for victims of sexual assault, while concurrently endorsing awareness and prevention programs. Sexual violence is a serious problem that can have lasting, harmful effects on victims and their family, friends, and societies. As for the domestic violent mission it states to provide comprehensive support and advocacy services to victim/survivors, focusing on immediate and long-term safety, empowerment, dignity, and hope. We as a team think that it is pretty clear that the main objective here is to advocate, prevent, and make aware the services offered to victims in these traumatic experiences. The differences between the two issues is the funding for these programs determine if the doors stay open or if the services will continue to be offered to the victims at hand. Domestic violence is sometimes if not all the time not taken seriously because the victims either make up with their abuser or do not press charges as a result of fear of retaliation for the suspect. As for sexual assault programs We believe that funding will always be giving to these programs because of the severity of the issue. We are not saying that domestic violence is not severe but domestic violence has a tendency to titer the fence and hold up court proceedings with uncertainty of what the victim wants to do. However in the domestic violence topic it is not up to the victim to press charges on the suspect…
Victimization happens to many women and girls across the world. Some say that it is an epidemic that is still constantly overlooked in today’s modern society. It seems that a man still holds a higher place in society even though we live in a nation of equality. Even if that man victimizes a woman he may not be held accountable for his actions, but what about the victims that choose to fight back? How and why are they treated and sentenced differently from their male counter parts that first victimize them? In this second assignment I chose to research one of these victims that decided that enough was enough and retaliated against her abuser. I chose to research Sara Thornton, a woman that was victimized over a period of eighteen months by her spouse, that she later in turn stabbed leading to his death in 1989.…
Approximately, almost 500 abused and battered women kill their partners every year because of “explicit terroristic death threats, post-traumatic stress disorder, drug-induced psychosis, and/or recurring nightmares or intrusive thoughts of their own death at the hands of the batter” (Roberts, 2006). BWS is recognized by many states as a legitimate mental disorder. An accurate medical diagnosis can be completed when the medical checkup is performed within a reasonable time of the battering; however, there are non-definitive symptoms of BWS. The symptoms may come from other circumstances or…
There are some women who stay in violent and abusive relationships; this is demonstrated by Learned Helplessness a theory that was proposed by Lenore Walker (1978) through the work of Seligman (1975) by applying it to women who stay in violent relationships. The learned helpless theory helps to explain why women stay in abusive and violent relationships. The theory demonstrates the occurrence of symptoms linked with mental health, i.e. low self esteem, depression and helplessness develop in women who have been victims of domestic abuse. Walker (1985) explains that in order for a woman to leave a violent relationship, she must overcome the learned helplessness coping skills. Walker (1984) further developed the Battered Women Syndrome model,…
In 1971, Kansas City, Missouri reported that 40% of all homicides within the city limits were domestic violence turned deadly. That same year, Susan Griffin released the book titled Rape: The All-American Crime, the book that was credited with further revealing the perils of violence on women, and in June 1972, the first national rape crisis hotline opened in Washington D.C. (Schechter, 1996). In 1974, women win the right to receive monetary compensation for injuries related to domestic violence. In 1980, Faith McNulty bravely stepped forward to author the story of Francine Hughes in the book titled The Burning Bed: the True Story of an Abused Wife. By 1990, a landmark court decision passes in California; AB 785 permits the admission of “battered woman syndrome” as evidence in a criminal trial, and in 1997, AB 200 passed, which protects children by stating domestic violence in front of a child-is child abuse (Sproul, 1996). The U.S. has witnessed great strides in this particular area, and it was accomplished by countless men and women standing up for what is…
Domestic violence is “a pattern of behavior used to establish power and control over another person through fear and intimidation, often including the threat or use of violence,” according to Safe Horizon (SH, 2015). Domestic violence can occur in many different relationships, such as parent-child relationships, dating couples relationships, or even sibling relationships. The psychological consequences of domestic violence are overlooked, most of the time, by people with the speculation that the victim can always just leave their attackers. Only about half of the cases of domestic violence are actually reported to authorities, according to the Feminist Majority Foundation (FMH, 2014). Battered…
Sara Benenson. For one thing, the Gun Free School Zones Act was not nearly as…
The health needs for victims of Domestic Violence are mainly for two reasons medical health needs and mental health needs. Most victims reported needing medical treatment at least once because of physical abuse from his or her partner. Some victims also need mental health treatment and may have received counseling because of post trauma stress.…
An average of 1 in 4 or 25% of women in the United States has experienced physical or sexual abuse throughout an intimate affiliation at some point in time in their life (“Domestic Violence”, 2009). Among these individuals, nearly 2,000 do not make it and die of the resulted injuries they suffer from (“Women against Abuse”, 2012). When it comes to domestic violence, anyone can be a victim; the violence does not discriminate as to who will suffer from it no matter their sex, age, race, ethnicity, or financial background. Behaviors used by one person in a relationship to control the other are what define this dangerous act of crime. Although no one deserves this, it is important to learn of the precautions in order to help someone you love who is going through what is known to be a repetitive pattern of ongoing abuse.…
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Shellow Group, The. (2009) Mental Health and Syndrome-Based Defenses: Abuse, Battered Woman Syndrome, and Other Factors In Criminal Cases http://www.theshellowgroup.com/PracticeAreas/Mental-Health-Syndrome-Based-Defenses.html…