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New Jersey High Court Finds Expert Testimony on Battered Woman Syndrome Admissible in Defense of Woman Who Committed Sexual Assault Under Duress  


Author:  Staff Editors.


Source: Volume 11, Number 02, December/January 2006 , pp.27-28(2)




Domestic Violence Report

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Abstract: 

This column discusses the background and findings of State v. B.H., 870 A.2d 273 (N.J. 2005).

Keywords: the term “battered woman syndrome” is confusing and reinforces incorrect stereotypes about victims of domestic violence

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