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008			110331s1997 eng
022			_a0028-8373
040			_aWSS _dAFV
100			_aMcDonald, Elisabeth _91672
245			_aWomen offenders and compulsion _cMcDonald, Elisabeth
260			_c1997
365			_a00 _b0
500			_aNew Zealand Law Journal 402 1997 : 402-404
520			_aThis article explores situations where women have not protected their children from abuse. Two case studies are used to illustrate this issue, including those of Tania Witika and Lavinia Manukau. The male partners of these two women were convicted of the murder and manslaughter of their children. Both Tania and Lavinia were themselves victims of domestic violence committed by their partners. In both cases, the abuse of their children by their partners persevered for some period of time, but neither Tania nor Lavinia intervened. Both women stipulated that they were too frightened of their partner to prevent further abuse of their child. However, the courts viewed these two cases differently: Tania was found guilty and received 16 years imprisonment as she was seen as partially responsible for the abuse; whereas, Lavinia was seen as helpless and was found not guilty. The article discusses 'battered woman's syndrome' and how this affects a woman's culpability in child abuse cases. The author contends that the context of domestic violence is not recognised in cases of this kind in New Zealand.
650	2	7	_2FVC _aDOMESTIC VIOLENCE _9203
650	2	7	_2FVC _aHOMICIDE _9297
650	2	7	_2FVC _aLEGISLATION _9346
650	2	7	_2FVC _aOFFENDERS _9413
650	2	7	_2FVC _aWOMEN _9645
650	2	7	_9431 _aINTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE _2FVC
773	0		_tNew Zealand Law Journal 402 1997 : 402-404
830			_aNew Zealand Law Journal _94723
942			_2ddc _cARTICLE
999			_c2284 _d2284