BATTERED WOMEN - HOW TO USE THE LAW. REV. ED.

• NCJ Number: 28498
• Author(s): T GILL; A COOTE
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 25 pages
• Corporate Author: Cobden Trust
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/; Cobden Trust
• Language: English
• Country: United Kingdom

Annotation

THIS BOOKLET EXPLAINS HOW THE LAW CAN BEST BE USED TO HELP WOMEN WHO ARE ASSAULTED BY THE MEN THEY LIVE WITH, WHETHER THEY ARE MARRIED OR NOT.

Abstract

IT DESCRIBES SOME OF THE MOST OBVIOUS DEFECTS IN THE SYSTEM AND INCLUDES SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT. DIFFERENT LAWS APPLY TO MARRIED WOMEN AND SINGLE WOMEN. THESE DIFFERENCES ARE DISCUSSED.