Battered Women's Syndrome: A Survey of Contemporary TheoriesDomestic Violence
November 16, 1996
In 1991, Governor William Weld modified parole regulations and permitted women to seek
commutation if they could present evidence indicating they suffered from battered women's
syndrome. A short while later, the Governor, citing spousal abuse as his impetus, released seven
women convicted of killing their husbands, and the Great and General Court of Massachusetts
enacted Mass. Gen. L. ch. 233  23E (1993), which permits the introduction of evidence of
abuse in criminal trials. These decisive acts brought the issue of domestic abuse to the public's
attention and left many Massachusetts residents, lawyers and judges struggling to define battered
women's syndrome. In order to help these individuals define battered women's syndrome, the
origins and development of the three primary theories of the syndrome and recommended
treatments are outlined below.......

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