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Self-defense and battered women who kill : a new framework /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ogle, Robbin S., 1960-
Corporate Author: NetLibrary, Inc
Other Authors: Jacobs, Susan, 1945-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2002.
Subjects:
Justifiable homicide > United States.
Self-defense (Law) > United States.
Abused women > Legal status, laws, etc. > United States.
Abused women > United States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • An overview
  • A review of the relevant literature
  • Battering as a slow homicidal process : a social interaction perspective
  • The law of self-defense and the battered woman
  • The traditional test case revisited
  • Application of these ideas to gay and lesbian battering / Anne Garner and Robbin S. Ogle.