The Role of Defendant Gender and PTSD Diagnosis in a Battered Spouse Case

A quarter of women and 11% of men report being survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV) during their lifetimes in the United States. Despite being victims themselves, people who kill their IPV abuser can still be subject to criminal proceedings. Given this complexity, the law has employed batter...

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Authors: Adair-Russell, Rebekah (Author) ; Reed, Krystia (Author) ; Torres, Maria F. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2025
In: Journal of interpersonal violence
Year: 2025, Volume: 40, Issue: 5/6, Pages: 1112-1134
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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Keywords:
Intimate Partner Violence
Mental Illness
PTSD
battered spouse syndrome