How does the US legal system respond to domestic violence? And how can it be improved?

How does the US legal system respond to domestic violence? What are the problems? How could it be improved? This Public Lecture by Professor Leigh Goodmark discusses these questions. Professor Goodmark is a lawyer and author who came to Australia in August 2015 to discuss her research and practice experience. Professor Goodmark’s scholarship focuses on legal and justice responses… Continue reading How does the US legal system respond to domestic violence? And how can it be improved?

Misconceptions about abusers are widespread in modern society — Lundy Bancroft DV in Popular Culture Part 1

Update added March, 2025. Lundy Bancroft has now been exposed as a predator. Any red lettering in the post below is part of this update. [End of March, 2025 update.] From Lundy Bancroft's lecture link removed by Editors: I spent years and years and years of my life deeply steeped in dealing with abusers. I… Continue reading Misconceptions about abusers are widespread in modern society — Lundy Bancroft DV in Popular Culture Part 1