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S2 Ep25: The Justice System's Revictimization of Abuse Survivors
S2 Ep25: The Justice System's Revictimization of Abuse Survivors
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Length:
45 minutes
Released:
Sep 18, 2022
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Podcast episode
Description
This week we are staying on theme with our recent discussions about trafficking and sex work. We will be dicussing the cases of abuse survivors being criminalized after defending themselves against their abusers and attackers. We learn about Battered Woman Syndrome and coercive control, and how the courts would rather make these women seem mentally unstable as a defense than acknowledge the actual history of abuse performed against them. We also discuss the issues with certain state's laws that force women to pay restitution to the abuser's families.
Sources
https://www.starsdorset.org/blog/locked-up-for-killing-your-abuser
https://www.prisonlegalnews.org/news/2021/jul/1/woman-abuse-survivors-sent-prison-self-defense/
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/cyntoia-brown-beyond-other-cases-775874/
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/01/20/how-far-can-abused-women-go-to-protect-themselves
https://www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/deadly-force-self-defense-against-rape
https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/14/us/iowa-teen-restitution-family-of-alleged-rapist/index.html
https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/910.3B.pdf
https://www.domesticshelters.org/articles/identifying-abuse/a-guide-to-coercive-control
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1077801218816191
Sources
https://www.starsdorset.org/blog/locked-up-for-killing-your-abuser
https://www.prisonlegalnews.org/news/2021/jul/1/woman-abuse-survivors-sent-prison-self-defense/
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/cyntoia-brown-beyond-other-cases-775874/
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/01/20/how-far-can-abused-women-go-to-protect-themselves
https://www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/deadly-force-self-defense-against-rape
https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/14/us/iowa-teen-restitution-family-of-alleged-rapist/index.html
https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/910.3B.pdf
https://www.domesticshelters.org/articles/identifying-abuse/a-guide-to-coercive-control
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1077801218816191
Released:
Sep 18, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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