Four decades after domestic violence first became a public issue our courts still don't understand the causes and effective responses to domestic violence. Attempting to resolve DV cases without fundamental DV knowledge is like sending children to unregulated daycare; we keep seeing avoidable tragedies in which children are abused and some die.
Courts developed their initial responses based on popular assumptions that DV was caused by substance abuse, mental illness, and the actions of the victims. This led courts to turn to mental health professionals for advice as if they were the experts on domestic violence. In fairness, this mistake was made in good faith but was never corrected after research demonstrated the initial assumptions were wrong.
So in "WHY WOMEN GET ABUSED" we look at the myths behind the actions and focus on the facts.