Battered woman syndrome and New York city
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SummaryThough domestic violence, as an issue, is important enough for the mayor of have an office dedicated to the phenomenon (Mayor's Office to Combat Domestic Violence) and several local laws that protect victims of domestic violence, the city government remains largely silent on the concept of "battered woman syndrome." This remains the case – for example the OCDV's website contains no mention of the syndrome— despite the fact that since the mid-1980s, judges in New York City have allowed battered women defenses. (New York Times, p.1) As early as 1991, it was believed "that as many as a quarter of the 326 New York women now serving time for homicide or attempted homicide might have killed because of abusive relationships
Table of Contents
- Introduction.
- Battered Woman Syndrome.
- Self-Defense.
- Critiques of the concept.
- Conclusion: The OCDV.
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