Victims of Crime

The Battered Woman Syndrome and Criminal Law
<Tab/>Criminal law in America has failed to provide a defense that adequately protects women who suffer from Battered Women's Syndrome. Battered Women's Syndrome, or BWS, has caused great debate on whether or not it should be allowed in the courtroom. It is a very complex psychological problem facing criminal courts today. Although the syndrome has been given more consideration, as a warranted issue by society, those who control our courtrooms and create our laws have not developed a defense that sufficiently protects these wome…