TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2006//
TI  - Systemic Obstacles to Battered Women's Participation in the Judicial System: When Will the Status Quo Change?
JO  - Violence against women
A1  - Gillis, Joseph Roy
A1  - Diamond, Shaindl Lin
A1  - Jebely, Paul
A1  - Orekhovsky, Victoria
A1  - Ostovich, Ellis M.
A1  - Macisaac, Kristin
A1  - Sagrati, Sandra
A1  - Mandell, Darcy
SP  - 1150
EP  - 1168
VL  - 12
IS  - 12
N2  - The Canadian government has introduced numerous policies, guidelines, and mandates at the federal and provincial levels that recognize woman abuse as a serious social problem and violation of the law. Nonetheless, recent feminist research continues to expose laws and practices that fail woman abuse victims. The present study examined the experiences of women victims in domestic violence cases and the barriers they faced in dealing with the police, the courts, and social service agencies. Despite government initiatives, the study results corroborate previous findings indicating that many battered women feel further traumatized by ambivalent or discriminatory attitudes and practices prevalent within the system.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1077-8012
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1077801206293500
ID  - ref1
ER  -