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  • 023575

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  • Published 2008.
  • 81 pages.

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Keywords

  • Children Of Inmates
  • Rights Of Inmates
  • Rights Of Inmates
  • Spouse Abuse
  • Visitation

Do No Harm: An Analysis of the Legal and Social Consequences of Child Visitation Determinations for Incarcerated Perpetrators of Extreme Acts of Violence Against Women

Publication year: 2008 | Cataloged on: Feb. 26, 2009
ANNOTATION: The right of a male batterer to visit his child(ren) is discussed. Sections of this paper include: introduction; defining the issues; the problem of prison visitation determinations; rights versus interests; in search of a standard -- the court's choice, parent and child relations, and the nature of the crime; factors for considerations in prison visitation cases -- legal presumption, best interest, trauma to the child(ren), and supervision and transportation; the response of the community; and conclusion.
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