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Abstract: 

The following publications are reviewed: “Laws Mandating Reporting of Domestic Violence — Do They Promote Patient Well-being?”, by Ariella Hyman, Dean Schillinger & Bernard Lo; “New Strategy in Battering Cases - About a Third of Jurisdictions Prosecute Even Without Victim’s Testimony”, by Mark Hansen; “Double Binds Facing Mothers in Abusive Families: Social Support Systems, Custody Outcomes, and Liability for Acts of Others”, by Mary E. Becker; “Symposium on Domestic Violence” (includes “Providing Legal Protection for Battered Women: An Analysis of State Statutes and Case Law” , by Catherine Klein and Leslye Orloff and “Understanding Women’s Responses to Domestic Violence: A Redefinition of Battered Woman Syndrome”, by Mary Ann Dutton).

Keywords: why women stay

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