The validity and use of evidence concerning battering and its effects in criminal trials
Subtitle: report responding to section 40507 of the Violence Against Women Act
Contributors: National Institute of Mental Health (U.S.)
Publisher: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institute of Mental Health
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Washington, D.C.]; [Bethesda, Md.]
Language: eng
Subjects: Battered woman syndrome; Women; Violence against; Criminal Evidence; Victims of family violence; Law and legislation; Government publications; Actions and defenses; Criminal procedure; Abuse of; United States. Dept. of Justice. National Institute of Justice; United States. Dept. of Health and Human Services. National Institute of Mental Health
Description: The National Institute of Mental Health of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the National Institute of Justice of the U.S. Department of Justice present the downloadable version in PDF format of "Validity and Use of Evidence Concerning Battering and Its Effects in Criminal Trials: Report Responding to Section 40507 of the Violence Against Women Act." The report originally appeared in May 1996.
Notes: Title from title screen.

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Mode of access: Internet from the National Criminal Justice Research Service web site. Address as of 1/24/02: http://www.ncjrs.org/pdffiles/batter.pdf; current access is available via PURL.