Battered women
Subtitle: under siege
By: CBS New Productions ; producer, Robert Higgins
Contributors: Diaz-Balart, Jose?; CBS News; Films for the Humanities (Firm)
Series: Domestic violence in America; PSY 642 (NU course)
Publisher: Films for the Humanities & Sciences
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Princeton, N.J
Language: eng
Format: [videorecording] :
Number of pages: 45
Subjects: Family violence; Abused women; Abused wives; Abusive men; Wife abuse; Battered woman syndrome; Marital violence; Dysfunctional families
Other titles: Battered women-- under siege; Against the law (Television program)
Description: Why do some beat, and even kill, the women they profess to love? In this program, women battered by husbands or boyfriends speak out about their experiences. Their stories create a mosaic of pain and fear, courage and determination, while answering the question: "Why did you stay with him?" The case of Lisa Bianco, who relied on the due process of law for protection and was murdered by her ex-husband, is included.
Notes: Music, Bob Sakayama.

Host, Jose Diaz-Balart.

Segments originally aired on the CBS Television Network as episodes of Against the Law on July 17, 1991, May 28, 1992, June 22, 1994.

DVD.