Legal Overview on Battered Woman/Child Syndrome and Prevention of Forecasted Criminal Behavior

Abstract: Overviews and ramifications of case law on battered woman syndrome (Ibn-Tamis, Nixon) and battered child syndrome (Jahnke, Nemeth) criminal defenses, and how laws concerning prevention of forecasted criminal behavior (Tarasoff, Thompson v. Alameda, Brady v. Hopper). Bibliography lists 10 sources, including cases. jvBatter.rtf

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Subcatagory: Supreme Court & Constitutional Law

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