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Hi,
my name is Kelly and I'm researching
Battered Women's Syndrome. If
you could send me any information
about this condition or refer
me to cases or books, it would
be much appreciated. I am a
university student and am writing
an assignment on the condition
in reference to criminal law.
Please send me any relevant
information.
Thanks,
Kelly
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Dear
Kelly,
Battered
Women's Syndrome is a pretty
dated term, though it is still
used today. Essentially it was
pre-consciousness about the
prevalence and really existence
of domestic violence -- it was
an attempt to blame the battered
woman, and that certainly still
happens today, but it has diminished.
Try the Family Violence Prevention
Fund for more information --
and also Ms. magazine, which
has always done groundbreaking
work in reporting on this area.
-
Amy
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