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Perspectives on Therapeutic Jurisprudence in Dependency Court in Cases Involving Battered Mothers |
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| Authors: | Candice L. Maze Stefanie A. Hannah |
| Affiliation: | Laboratory for Social Science Research at the International Hurricane Research Center at Florida International University |
| Abstract: | A qualitative study was conducted involving clients, victim advocates, and judges participating in one of Miami‐Dade County's (Florida) “therapeutic” juvenile court based programs, the Dependency Court Intervention Program for Family Violence (DCIPFV). The primary objective of this study was to assess how battered mothers’ perceptions of the dependency court judges’ actions impacted the women's motivation to take appropriate actions to promote their own, and their child(ren)'s safety. |
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