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Citation

Huss MT, Tomkins AJ, Garbin CP, Schopp RF, Kilian A. J. Interpers. Violence 2006; 21(8): 1063-1080.

Affiliation

Creighton University, NE 68178, USA. mhuss@creighton.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2006, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0886260506290206

PMID

16829667

Abstract

It has been argued that battered women who kill their abusers represent a special class of defendants being unfairly treated in the legal system. As a result, commentators have argued for reforms to permit the judicial system to respond more fairly. Researchers have investigated the influences of these prescribed legal modifications and the possible influence of various demographic and psychological factors on legal reforms. However, social scientists have not yet asked some fundamental, psychological questions. Is the law consistent with what society believes is right and just? Is there a commonsense notion of justice in these cases? What factors constitute cognitive decision rules and influence judgments in cases of battered women who kill their abusers? This study uses a basic, psychological method to identify psychological factors that are important in judgments regarding battered women who kill and to better understand commonsense notions of justice in these cases.


Language: en

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