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39 Ariz. L. Rev. 67 (1997)
The Battered Woman Syndrome in the Age of Science

handle is hein.journals/arz39 and id is 87 raw text is: THE BATTERED WOMAN SYNDROME IN THE AGE OF SCIENCE David L. Faigman* and Amy J. Wright* I. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................. 68 II. THE THEORY AND RESEARCH BEHIND THE BATTERED WOMAN SYNDROME ...................................................................................... 71 A. The Theory of the Battered Woman Syndrome ......................... 71 1. The Cycle Theory ..................................................... 72 2. Learned Helplessness ................................................. 73 B. The Empirical Vacuity of the Battered Woman Syndrome .......... 75 1. The Cycle Theory ..................................................... 76 2. Learned Helplessness ................................................. 78 III. LEGAL APPLICATIONS OF THE BATTERED WOMAN SYNDROME ...... 79 A. The Battered Woman Syndrome in Self-Defense Cases .............. 79 1. The Real and Supposed Requirements of the Defense of Self-Defense ....................................................... 81 a. Failure to leave the abusive relationship ................... 82 b. Imminent harm ..................................................... 82 [i] Incongruence between battered woman cases and traditional notions of self-defense ...................... 83 [ii] Honesty of belief in need to use deadly force ............ 85 [iii] Reasonableness of belief in need to use deadly force ..................................................................... 87 2. The Jurisprudential Basis for Self-Defense in Battered Woman Cases: Justification or Excuse? ....... 88 B. Judicial Responses to the Battered Woman Syndrome in Other Criminal Contexts .................................................................. 91 1. The Defense of Duress .............................................. 91 2. Miscellaneous Defenses ............................................... 95 3. Prosecution Use of the Battered Woman Syndrome ..... 96 C. Constitutional Issues Raised in Battered Woman Cases ................ 99 1. Due Process and Effective Counsel ............................. 99 2. Equal Protection .......................................................... 101 D. Battered Woman Syndrome in Civil Cases ................................... 102 E. Conclusion ............................................................................... 103 IV. WHEN SCIENCE IS HARD TO DO, BAD SCIENCE IS NOT THE SOLUTION ........................................................................................... 104 V. THE FUTURE OF THE BATIERED WOMAN SYNDROME ......................... 107 A. In the Age of Science: The Battered Woman Syndrome Under * Professor of Law, University of California, Hastings College of the Law. ** B.A. 1990, Dartmouth College, J.D. Candidate (May 1997), University of California, Hastings College of the Law.

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