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Empowering battered women transnationally: the case for postmodern interventions. 1996

L Mills

Department of Social Welfare, University of California, Los Angeles 90095-1656, USA. ijr1lgm@mvs.oac.ucla.edu

Violence against women by their intimate partners remains a leading cause of injury and death to women worldwide. Governments around the globe are searching for appropriate solutions to woman abuse. This article examines transnational legal interventions instituted to respond to the problem of intimate violence and assesses the propriety of the criminal model on which they are based. Using postmodern social work theory and practice, the article promotes the idea of a more workable alternative response to the problem--a domestic violence commission that places control over her actions and reactions in the hands of the battered woman.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D011209	Power, Psychological	The exertion of a strong influence or control over others in a variety of settings--administrative, social, academic, etc.	Power (Psychology),Power, Personal,Power, Professional,Power, Social,Power,Personal Power,Powers, Psychological,Professional Power,Psychological Power,Psychological Powers,Social Power
D003415	Crime	A violation of the criminal law, i.e., a breach of the conduct code specifically sanctioned by the state, which through its administrative agencies prosecutes offenders and imposes and administers punishments. The concept includes unacceptable actions whether prosecuted or going unpunished.	Kidnapping,Poaching,Crimes,Kidnappings
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012947	Social Work	The use of community resources, individual case work, or group work to promote the adaptive capacities of individuals in relation to their social and economic environments. It includes social service agencies.	Service, Social,Social Intervention,Social Service,Social Service Intervention,Social Work Intervention,Intervention, Social,Intervention, Social Service,Intervention, Social Work,Interventions, Social Work,Service Intervention, Social,Services, Social,Social Interventions,Social Service Interventions,Social Services,Social Work Interventions,Work Intervention, Social
D013179	Spouse Abuse	Deliberate severe and repeated injury to one domestic partner by the other.	Partner Abuse,Wife Abuse,Spousal Abuse,Abuse, Partner,Abuse, Spousal,Abuse, Spouse,Abuse, Wife
D014932	Women's Health Services	Organized services to provide health care to women. It excludes maternal care services for which MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES is available.	Health Services, Women's,Health Services, Woman's,Services, Woman's Health,Services, Women's Health,Woman's Health Services,Health Service, Woman's,Health Service, Women's,Health Services, Woman,Health Services, Womans,Health Services, Women,Service, Woman's Health,Service, Women's Health,Services, Woman Health,Services, Womans Health,Services, Women Health,Services, Womens Health,Woman Health Services,Woman's Health Service,Women Health Services,Women's Health Service
D014933	Women's Rights	The rights of women to equal status pertaining to social, economic, and educational opportunities afforded by society.	Women's Liberation,Woman's Rights,Women's Status,Liberation, Women's,Right, Woman's,Right, Women's,Rights, Woman's,Rights, Women's,Status, Women's,Woman Rights,Woman's Right,Women Status,Women's Right
D014943	Global Health	A multi- and interdisciplinary field concerned with improving health and achieving equity in health for all people. It transcends national boundaries, promotes cooperation and collaboration within and beyond health science fields, and combines population-based disease prevention with individually-based patient care.	International Health Problems,World Health,International Health,Worldwide Health,Health Problem, International,Health Problems, International,Health, Global,Health, International,Health, World,Health, Worldwide,Healths, International,International Health Problem,International Healths,Problem, International Health,Problems, International Health
D018585	Battered Women	Women who are physically and mentally abused over an extended period, usually by a husband or other dominant male figure. Characteristics of the battered woman syndrome are helplessness, constant fear, and a perceived inability to escape. (From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 3d ed)	Abused Women,Women, Abused,Women, Battered,Abused Woman,Battered Woman,Woman, Abused,Woman, Battered