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?
Tag: systemic abuse
To be used for abuse by the systems of society: legal, disability, health, welfare. But not churches and denominations as they are covered by the tag Spiritual Abuse.
The Myth of “Stockholm Syndrome” and how it was invented to silence an indignant young woman
Dr Allan Wade, a man I have learned a lot from, presented a paper in April 2015 at a New Zealand conference on The Myth of “Stockholm Syndrome” and other Concepts Invented to Discredit Women Victims of Violence. Unfortunately I was not able to attend the conference, but here is the abstract of his paper which… Continue reading The Myth of “Stockholm Syndrome” and how it was invented to silence an indignant young woman
