17 May 2015

Leigh Goodmark - Domestic Violence and Restorative Justice

From Sunday Morning, 8:40 am on 17 May 2015

When a court decides the future of a man found guilty of violence against his partner - does that even further disempower the woman he has abused? Leigh Goodmark, Professor of Law at the University of Maryland says that while prosecuting offenders serves some women well, what's also needed is a system that better responds to the wishes and needs of those that are enmeshed in violent relationships.