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12 Tex. J. Women & L. 451 (2002-2003)
Understanding the Connection between Domestic Violence, Crime, and Poverty: How Welfare Reform May Keep Battered Women from Leaving Abusive Relationships

handle is hein.journals/tjwl12 and id is 457 raw text is: Texas Journal of Women and the Law Volume 12 UNDERSTANDING THE CONNECTION BETWEEN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, CRIME, AND POVERTY: How WELFARE REFORM MAY KEEP BATTERED WOMEN FROM LEAVING ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIPS Shelby A.D. Moore* I. Introduction ..................................................................................... 452 II. Facing Reality: Women in Abusive Relationships Commit Crim es Other than Hom icide .......................................................... 457 A. Child-Related Crim es .............................................................. 458 B. Drug Offenses and Family Violence ........................................ 465 C. Property Crimes and Domestic Violence ................................ 467 1II. Battered Women: Why They Stay or the Impediments to L eav in g ........................................................................................... 4 70 A. Why Battered Women Cannot Leave ....................................... 471 B. Domestic Violence and Welfare Reform .................................. 476 1. Econom ic A buse ................................................................ 476 2. Brief History of the Welfare System ................................. 476 3. Enactment of Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act and Its Impact on Battered Women .................................. 478 4. PRWORA: The Family Violence Option .......................... 479 5. Problems with Implementing the FVO .............................. 481 IV . C onclusion ...................................................................................... 483 * Professor of Law, South Texas College of Law. L.L.M., Harvard (1992); J.D., University of Baltimore (1984); B.A., Towson University (1981). 1 thank my research assistants Matthew Read, Carvana Hicks, and Angela Clark. I especially thank Lea Hayes and Heather White for always being available to help at a moment's notice. Special thanks to South Texas Law Librarian Jessica Alexander for always being able to find that one elusive source and Sue Ostoff, Director of the National Clearinghouse for th Defense of Battered Women, for her willingness to help whenever necessary. Finally, I thank my friend and colleague, Professor Sarah Buel, for her tireless effort and dedication to issues facing abused women.

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