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7 Vt. L. Rev. 1 (1982)
Beyond the Juror's Ken: Battered Women

handle is hein.journals/vlr7 and id is 7 raw text is: VERMONT LAW REVIEW VOLUME 7 NUMBER 1 SPRING 1982 SYMPOSIUM: FAMILY VIOLENCE IN AMERICA-PART II BEYOND THE JUROR'S KEN: BATTERED WOMEN LENORE E. WALKER* ROBERTA K. THYFAULT* ANGELA BROWNE* The recent interest in understanding the psychology of the battered woman and her family has brought about a new interplay between psychology and the law. This interaction usually occurs when battered women are involved in civil litigation such as sepa- ration, divorce, child custody, and personal injury cases; when the violence comes to the attention of the criminal justice system, such as in assault and homicide cases; and when lawyers and psycholo- gists advocate together for community action and legislation. Al- though, historically, violent families have been brought to the at- tention of the mental health and judicial systems, it has been only within the past decade, since this new alliance between attorneys and psychologists has arisen, that the courts have begun to under- stand the nature of battering relationships. Previously, courts re- lied on popular myths to explain the behavior and motivations of battered women.' Such myths included the belief that battered women are mas- ochistic, that they stay with their mates because they like beatings, that the violence fulfills a deep-seated need within each partner, or that they are free to leave such relationships if that is what they * Walker & Associates, 3300 East 1st Avenue, Suite 250, Denver, Colorado 80206. 1. L. WALKER, THE BATTERED WOMAN 18-31 (1979).

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