Battered women and the justice system
Busch, Ruth
Battered women and the justice system Busch, Ruth; Lapsley, Hilary; Robertson, Neville R. - Wellington Butterworths 1993 - Butterworths Family Law Journal .
Part 2 of a domestic protection study Butterworths Family Law Journal 1(2) September 1993 : 31-38
This article discusses Part 2 of a domestic protection study on battered women seeking protection from the justice system. The two case studies presented in this article form part of a substantial study on the problem of repeated breaches of domestic protection orders (see "Protection From Family Violence: A Study of Protection Orders Under the Domestic Protection Act 1982", Busch, Lapsley & Robertson, 1992). Although the authors acknowledge that there are achievements and successes of a significant nature concerning the outcomes for women who obtain protection orders, they argue that these are due to the woman's demeanour, rather than results afforded by the justice system. The authors conclude that a common theme running through the women's stories was the recurring situation of the gap between the realities of women's lived experience of partner violence and the way in which the justice system responded to their victimisation.
1350-2778
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
JUSTICE
LEGISLATION
PROTECTION ORDERS
SURVIVORS
VICTIMS
WOMEN
INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
Battered women and the justice system Busch, Ruth; Lapsley, Hilary; Robertson, Neville R. - Wellington Butterworths 1993 - Butterworths Family Law Journal .
Part 2 of a domestic protection study Butterworths Family Law Journal 1(2) September 1993 : 31-38
This article discusses Part 2 of a domestic protection study on battered women seeking protection from the justice system. The two case studies presented in this article form part of a substantial study on the problem of repeated breaches of domestic protection orders (see "Protection From Family Violence: A Study of Protection Orders Under the Domestic Protection Act 1982", Busch, Lapsley & Robertson, 1992). Although the authors acknowledge that there are achievements and successes of a significant nature concerning the outcomes for women who obtain protection orders, they argue that these are due to the woman's demeanour, rather than results afforded by the justice system. The authors conclude that a common theme running through the women's stories was the recurring situation of the gap between the realities of women's lived experience of partner violence and the way in which the justice system responded to their victimisation.
1350-2778
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
JUSTICE
LEGISLATION
PROTECTION ORDERS
SURVIVORS
VICTIMS
WOMEN
INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE