The 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 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 Tr...

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Corporate Authors:	National Institute of Justice (U.S.), National Institute of Mental Health (U.S.)
Format:	Government Document Book
Language:	English
Published:	[Washington, D.C.] : [Bethesda, Md.] : U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice ; U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, National Institute of Mental Health, [1996]
Subjects:	Battered woman syndrome > United States. Evidence, Criminal > United States. Women > Violence against > United States.
Online Access:	https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/LPS17109 Adobe Acrobat reader required

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Summary:	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.
Item Description:	Title from title screen.
Format:	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. System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader.