Judicial Abuse

 

 

Judicial Abuse [from web archive]

Introduction

Judicial abuse occurs when the effects of law itself are damaging to the person access to justice. In the most severe forms, Judicial abuse often occurs involving the most vulnerable members of our world: Children. For some time, judicial abuse has occurred across systems and mostly against mothers and children. Considering that it was not that long ago that both women and children were seen and not heard, just as things were improving it seemed as though humanity was finally valuing each and every precious human life. Out in the public, such things would and do cause enough outrage for a sense of "natural justice". Away from the public eye, these human rights atrocities occur almost unseen and unheard like a thief in the night.

Secrecy

There are laws that prevent survivors from speaking out about their experiences. Whilst it is "for the children", children are not allowed to speak about the proceedings either. The media have written too few articles on the family court. To bring the case to the media, participants must seek permission from the court itself or face imprisonment. Controversially, fathers rights groups were allowed to heavily voice their stories of "no contact", "falsely accused of child abuse and domestic violence" and few were allowed to challenge that except in utilizing generalist terms and evidence based research. We are aware that most of these stories are not the case at all but are withheld by law to bring the public the truth.

Family Court

In the process of seeking more time with children and promoting what appears to be the most noble cause, has entrenched the rights of mothers and children in their ability to seek safety from violence. Heads have been quoted in the media for stating that "family violence is our core business". The propaganda that is spread about the voices of children and their access to justice promotes the profitability in manufacturing child abuse and domestic violence. They can do something about it, but it is not within their best economical advantage to do so. This will continue until something is done

'If batterers presented as batterers, nobody would date them or marry them'

 

Domestic violence: Damas case shows how beloved friend can become ...
Naples Daily News - Naples,FL,USA
“If batterers presented as batterers, nobody would date them or marry them,” Oberhaus ... including figuring out who would get custody if there are kids and ...

• By ELYSA BATISTA
• Posted September 26, 2009 at 8:58 p.m.

Damas Family Homicide Investigation: Day 6; Sept. 24, 2009

Previous1 of 3Next

Damas Family Homicide Investigation: Day 5; Sept. 23, 2009

Previous1 of 10Next

Evidence photos: Guerline Damas

• 
• 
• 

Previous1 of 3Next

Documents

• Why does she stay

BOOKMARK DAMAS SECTION

FULL COVERAGE: Click here and bookmark this link for the latest and archived video, photos, stories and timeline about the Mesac Damas at naplesnews.com/damas

WHERE TO FIND HELP

Collier

■ Shelter for Abused Women and Children: www.naplesshelter.org or call (239) 775-3862. If you are in a domestic violence situation, call the shelter’s 24-hour crisis line (239) 775-1101.

Lee

■ Abuse Counseling and Treatment: www.actabuse.com or call (239) 939-2553. If you are in a domestic violence situation, call the shelter’s 24-hour crisis line (239) 939-3112.

NAPLES — It’s a very slow process.

That’s how Melissa Dias described how a woman goes from partner to domestic violence victim.

The process answers the question many Southwest Floridians asked as the news of the death of Guerline Damas and her five children spread and the family’s history of domestic violence came to light.

Mesac Damas, 33, is accused of recently killing his wife, Guerline Dieu Damas, 32, and their children Meshach “Zack” Damas, 9; Maven, 6; Marven, 5; Megan, 3, and Morgan, 19 months, by slitting their throats and stabbing them. Court records show there was prior abuse in the home.

So why did she stay?

The truth, experts and advocates agree, is not as simple as picking up your bags and walking out.

Women don’t go into relationships thinking they are going to be abused, said Linda Oberhaus, executive director of the Shelter for Abused Women and Children in Collier County.

“If batterers presented as batterers, nobody would date them or marry them,” Oberhaus said.

Both Dias and Oberhaus said that it’s only once trust is established -- between the couple -- that abusers begin to show signs of possible domestic violence.

“I think that’s important,” Oberhaus said. “If he abused her on the first date, she would not have dated him.”

With many victims of domestic violence, Dias said, they saw the first sign of abuse but didn’t recognize what it meant.

“They realize something is wrong but they don’t know what it is,” Dias said.

Dias is a member of the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence and has been affiliated for seven years with the Naples shelter. She now writes a blog about domestic violence.

Verbal abuse is usually the first step an aggressor takes against the victim, Oberhaus said.

“It happens so frequently, that they are really reduced to nothing,” Oberhaus said of the emotional abuse. “It’s almost like brainwashing.”

Simple attacks like “You’re dumb” or “You’re fat” to “Nobody will love you” and “You can’t make it without me” take an immense toll on a victim.

Systematic isolation usually follows.

“A stereotypical abuser won’t want her to have friends,” Dias said. “There is jealousy.”

Women are kept isolated even from family members, so if the woman interacts with them they would still be distant and quick to sever relations if the abuser demanded it.

“A woman slowly starts to lose her self-esteem and confidence,” she said. “Eventually physical abuse happens.”

It’s about power and control.

“Batterers choose who, when and where they batter,” Oberhaus said.

And to those who say, “Batterers can’t control themselves,” Oberhaus said that’s just not true.

“They are battering behind closed doors,” she said. “You don’t see a husband battering his wife out in public. He batters her privately. In a gut level, they know this is not OK … that this is not acceptable.”

Abuse has a significant psychological impact on a victim.

According to Oberhaus, research shows that as many 60 percent of battered women also reported depression.

In addition, battered women are at greater risk of suicide and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.

Even so, many victims marry their abusers, Dias said.

“You end up really feeling like you’re stuck in a situation,” Dias said. “You’ve married someone that is supposed to be with you forever.”

Love is one of the many reasons women stay in abusive relationships and it’s the hardest thing for many people to understand, Oberhaus said.

“You can’t leave out the fact that they probably do love their partner,” Oberhaus said.

Between having children in common and a long history, many women also believe that they can change the man.

And most don’t even acknowledge they’re being abused.

Because the abuser is always blaming the other person as the one at fault, Dias said, it creeps into a woman’s psyche.

“And eventually you believe it,” she said.

Domestic violence victims have to consider several issues before even attempting to reach out for help to leave a bad situation, including figuring out who would get custody if there are kids and determining if they could support their family if they leave.

“They’re afraid for their safety. They’re afraid for their children,” Oberhaus said. “They don’t want to be homeless and they need to have the ability to care for their kids.”

It’s that need to care for the kids that can both inspire or hold back a battered woman’s attempts to leave her abuser.

“In many relationships men are the breadwinners,” Oberhaus said. “They can easily say ‘You don’t have the resources’ and threaten to take the kids away. That is a real Catch-22.”

Kerrin Darkow, who works with the victim help line at the National Center for Victims of Crimes, said what caught her attention in the case of Guerline Damas was that she reached out for help several times.

“We do know that women in these situations try many different avenues to get help,” she said.

And for a victim of domestic violence, wanting to leave and being able to leave are two quite different things.

Fear and the fact the couple had five children between them could have contributed to her hesitance to leave.

“It’s a pipe dream to think that she could leave with her children and be fine,” said Darkow, who added that in many domestic violence cases, abusers use children as bargaining chips to get their victims to do what they want. “Leaving an abuser does not mean you are safe from an abuser.”

The time after a victim finally escapes the abuser is also the most dangerous time for them.

The best thing a friend or family member who realizes someone is in a domestic violence situation can do is call the local domestic violence hot line to create a safety plan, Oberhaus said.

“The reality is that a woman is most likely to be killed at the time that she leaves,” Oberhaus said. “And that’s a fact.”

Dias agreed.

“Men like to control you and scare you,” Dias said. “They will use whatever means to keep control.”

Dias said she found a new beginning when she connected with the Shelter for Abused Women and Children in Naples.

The shelter and others like it, she said, defy the myth that battered women’s shelters are cold, awful places.

“It’s just given me so much confidence -- confidence I never had in my life,” Dias said of the shelter and weekly support group she has attended for nearly seven years. “It’s more like a sisterhood ... It’s been a godsend for me.”

As for people asking, “Why does any woman stay?” Oberhaus said that it’s the wrong question to ask.

“When someone asks, ‘Why did she stay?’ -- that is victim-blaming,” Oberhaus said. “The question should be: ‘Why would a loving father and husband emotionally or physically batter his children or partner?’ ”

■■■■■

Editor’s note: Monday, the Daily News begins a series of profile stories about the Damas family victims.

Technorati Tags: Domestic,violence,Damas,friend,Naples,News,Oberhaus,custody,kids,ELYSA,BATISTA,September,Homicide,Investigation,Sept,Previous,Evidence,Guerline,Documents,BOOKMARK,SECTION,FULL,COVERAGE,Click,Mesac,WHERE,FIND,HELP,Collier,Shelter,Women,Children,situation,crisis,Abuse,Treatment,Melissa,Dias,woman,victim,Southwest,Floridians,death,history,wife,Dieu,Meshach,Zack,Maven,Marven,Megan,Morgan,Court,records,truth,relationships,Linda,director,Both,signs,victims,member,National,Coalition,Against,Verbal,aggressor,Simple,Nobody,Systematic,isolation,abuser,friends,jealousy,self,Batterers,husband,impact,depression,addition,Post,Traumatic,Disorder,Love,fact,person,psyche,Catch,Kerrin,Center,attention,times,Fear,cases,scare,myth,places,life,godsend,father,Editor,series,photos,members,doors,Crimes,situations,avenues,hour,five,abusers,seven

Who will hear your cries? Domestic Violence Sexual Assault

 

SUSAN MURPHY MILANO http://www.susanmurphymilano.com/

AUTHOR ~ ACTIVIST ~ SPEAKER ~ CONSULTANT

 

When you think you've run out of

options.......don't despair!

RELATIONSHIP RESPECT CHECKLIST

If you are in a relationship, you must be treated with respect, which means your boyfriend or partner:

• is willing to compromise
• lets you feel comfortable being yourself
• is able to admit to being wrong
• tries to resolve conflict by talking honestly
• respects your feelings, your opinions and your friends
• accepts you saying no to things you don't want to do (like sex)
• accepts you changing your mind
• respects your wishes if you want to end the relationship

 

 

When someone loves you; you feel valued, respected and free to be yourself. You shouldn't be made to feel intimidated or controlled.

Think about your relationship - do you feel respected?

excerpt from: Moving Out, Moving On
Susan Murphy Milano
Domestic Violence Expert and Strategist
Author-Advocate-Media Consultant
Email: contact@movingoutmovingon.com
Private Consultations
Private consultations are available for those involved in divorce proceedings, child custody or domestic abuse situations.
All consulting sessions are conducted by telephone. On site consultations can be arranged depending upon your case.
All private consultations must be made by appointment from this site. Please Email (contact@movingoutmovingon.com) and include your name, telephone number,email address and a brief synopsis of your case.
You will receive a response within 24-48 hours with your appointment time which should be convenient for both of us to speak privately. Your payment will reserve your session.
Initial consultations - 45-60 minutes.
Brief consultations - 15-30 minutes.

Subscribe to: Posts (Atom)

• Home
• Testimonials
• Media Profile
• Resources
• Speaking Engagements
• Blog
• Talk Radio
• Books
• Moving Out, Moving On
• Justice Interrupted
• Online Support

MOVING OUT, MOVING ON EBOOK

If you need the information immediately you can now download a copy of Moving Out,Moving On

Moving out, Moving on , is more then a simple workbook, but a true plan to take control of one’s life and face the future head on. This is not just another “divorce book” written by a so called “expert.”

Moving out, Moving on , is authored by a person who truly knows…Susan Murphy-Milano.

Purchase Book HERE

NEW BOOK BY SUSAN MURPHY MILANO

Coming soon!

“Time’s Up!”

How you can escape a violent relationship and get out with your life.

"When someone endures one of the most horrific experiences of their lives, Susan Murphy-Milano is there to guide them with the knowledge, expertise, and first hand experience of domestic violence to ensure their survival. This is a from a woman who knows--first-hand, the sheer terror that goes on behind the closed doors of Main Street, USA. Whether the violator is a man, a woman, or another family member, Time's Up, is no less than a survival manual for domestic victims everywhere. It should be a required read for law enforcement, courthouses, and anyone looking to make a difference, or quite frankly, survive. An utterly compelling read!”
~Stacy Dittrich, Author, Former Detective, and Law Enforcement Media Consultant as seen on CNN, Fox, and E! True Hollywood

TWITTER UPDATES

• "A Walk For Life" http://bit.ly/6fuqV 12 days ago
• "Tin Can Holler" http://bit.ly/13nXzD 16 days ago
• Listen to The Susan Murphy Milano Show on Susan Murphy Milano anytime on BlogTalkRadio.http://tobtr.com/s/650098 #BlogTalkRadio 17 days ago
• Moving Beyond Murder LIVE on my The Susan Murphy Milano Show show on #BlogTalkRadio athttp://tobtr.com/s/650098 or call (347) 326-9337 17 days ago
• Join me LIVE on my The Susan Murphy Milano Show show on #BlogTalkRadio at http://tobtr.com/s/650098or call (347) 326-9337 17 days ago

follow me on Twitter

EMAIL: CONTACT@MOVINGOUTMOVINGON.COM | WWW.SUSANMURPHYMILANO.COM

POST: KIND LIVING PRESS, 2205 S WOLF RD #196, HILLSIDE, IL 60162-2212

THIS WEB SITE COVERS A WIDE RANGE OF ISSUES AND IS INTENDED FOR GENERAL EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THERE ARE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER. THIS SITE IS NOT INTENDED TO PROVIDE ANY PROFESSIONAL ADVICE FOR ANY SPECIFIC OR PARTICULAR PERSON, SITUATION OR CIRCUMSTANCE. BEFORE MAKING ANY DECISIONS BASED UPON THIS MATERIAL, PLEASE CONSULT AN ATTORNEY, LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR FAMILY COUNSELING PROFESSIONAL. USE COMMON SENSE.

Technorati Tags: Domestic,Violence,Sexual,Assault,SUSAN,MURPHY,MILANO,AUTHOR,ACTIVIST,SPEAKER,CONSULTANT,RELATIONSHIP,RESPECT,CHECKLIST,feelings,friends,wishes,Think,excerpt,Expert,Strategist,Advocate,Email,Private,proceedings,custody,appointment,synopsis,response,payment,session,Initial,Brief,Subscribe,Atom,Home,Testimonials,Profile,Resources,Engagements,Blog,Talk,Radio,Justice,Online,Support,EBOOK,workbook,life,person,Purchase,Book,HERE,Time,knowledge,expertise,survival,woman,terror,Main,Street,Whether,member,victims,difference,Stacy,Dittrich,Former,Detective,Enforcement,True,Hollywood,TWITTER,Walk,Holler,Listen,BlogTalkRadio,Beyond,Murder,LIVE,Join,CONTACT,MOVINGOUTMOVINGON,SUSANMURPHYMILANO,POST,WOLF,HILLSIDE,SITE,WIDE,RANGE,GENERAL,EDUCATIONAL,PROVIDE,PROFESSIONAL,ADVICE,SPECIFIC,PARTICULAR,SITUATION,CIRCUMSTANCE,UPON,MATERIAL,CONSULT,ATTORNEY,AGENCY,COMMON,SENSE,options,opinions,Consultations,situations,sessions,doors,PURPOSES,REPRESENTATIONS,DECISIONS,tobtr

Living The Nightmare-Why are my children dead?

Living The Nightmare

SUSAN MURPHY MILANO'S JOURNAL

[blip.tv ?posts_id=2648076&dest=-1]

Amy Leichtenberg quietly approached the casino boat gamblers with fliers, hoping they may have seen her ex-husband, a known gambler. Three weeks earlier, he abducted the couple’s two young sons and by now all other leads had come up snake eyes. Then her phone rang.

An investigator on the case told her to drive to the McLean County Sheriff’s Department to discuss something new in the case.

Leichtenberg excitedly made the two-hour drive to the police station, allowing herself to daydream about her two boys—9-year-old Duncan and 7-year-old Jack—happily greeting her there.

Inside the station, she didn’t see her boys waiting for her. Instead, Beth Kimmerling, the county coroner, introduced herself.

"No!" Leichtenberg screamed, quickly realizing her hopeful daydream turned into her worst nightmare. "No! No! No!"

The coroner couldn’t even get the words out, telling Leichtenberg that Duncan and Jack—the joys of her life—were dead. And her ex-husband was dead, too, taking his own life after killing both his sons.

"Where are my babies?!" Leichtenberg remembers asking frantically through sobs. "Where are my babies?!" The coroner told her the boys’ bodies were with their father’s body in the back of the police station.

"I want my boys as far away from him as possible!" Leichtenberg remembers yelling, punching a desk and nearby concrete walls.

As the coroner left, Leichtenberg dissolved into a chair, crying, screaming and shaking. She felt numb. She felt empty. She felt like joining her sons in heaven. "I want to see my babies," she remembers telling authorities. No, they told her. Not yet. Not now. Not in their condition.
She begged them. They refused.

To read the entire story about Amy Leicchtenberg in the October issue of Chicago Parent click HERE.

Amy Leichtenberg was a guest on the Susan Murphy Milano show to listen to the interview it plays from this site automatically make sure the volume of your computer is turned on. Susan's show willresume again on Wednesday October 7, 2009 at 4:00 PM.

POSTED BY SUSAN MURPHY MILANO'S JOURNAL AT 02:13

LABELS: AMY LEICHTENBERG, BROKEN LEGAL SYSTEM, CHICAGO TRIBUNE,CHILD CUSTODY, CNN NEWS, JACK AND DUNCON CONNOLLY, MOTHERS IN COURT, WOMEN IN CRIME INK.

Technorati Tags: Nightmare,children,SUSAN,MURPHY,MILANO,JOURNAL,blip,Leichtenberg,casino,boat,fliers,husband,Three,investigator,McLean,Sheriff,Department,Duncan,Jack,Inside,Instead,Beth,words,life,Where,babies,father,desk,walls,heaven,authorities,Leicchtenberg,October,Chicago,Parent,HERE,guest,plays,computer,BROKEN,LEGAL,SYSTEM,TRIBUNE,CHILD,CUSTODY,NEWS,DUNCON,COURT,WOMEN,CRIME,sons,herself,coroner

Video Presenters at the Sixth Annual Battered Mothers Custody Conference: Albany NY 2009

Sixth Annual Battered Mothers Custody Conference:

http://bmcc6.blip.tv/

 

The Sixth Annual Battered Mother's Custody Conference: "Solutions"

Friday January 9th - Sunday 11th, 2009 Articles about the 2009 conference by professional journalists who were there:

Commentary womensforum.com By Garland WallerJanuary 13, 2009

The start of the New Year always fills me with hope, with plans for change, with determination. But for me, there is also an annual event that overshadows the hoopla and superficial goals. For me, the New Year heralds the Battered Mothers Custody Conference ... full article

This is Really Hard to Believe Opinion By Barry Nolan Thursday, 15 January 2009 09:14This is really hard to believe. I am sitting in a room filled with women who were beaten, and violated in terrible ways. The room is not in Bosnia, or some far flung third-world hell-hole. I am in a function room in a hotel in Albany at the Battered Mothers Custody Conference. ... full article

Presenters Schedule

BMCC VI Announcement and General InformationBrochure and Mail-In RegistrationOnline Registration 2009 Co-SponsorsSilent AuctionSupport the ConferenceAbout the Conference

Organizations and Support Resources

Legal Resources: Articles, Research,
Briefs, Case Law

Contribute a Panel to the "Children Taken By The Family Courts" Community Quilt

The Conference in PBS' 2005 Documentary

Film: Breaking the Silence, Children's StoriesFilm: Family Court Crisis

Testimonies filmed by Garland Waller at the 2008 conferen

Technorati Tags: Video,Presenters,Sixth,Annual,Custody,Conference,Albany,blip,Mother,January,journalists,Commentary,Garland,Waller,plans,determination,event,article,Hard,Believe,Opinion,Barry,Nolan,room,Bosnia,world,hell,hotel,Schedule,BMCC,Announcement,General,Information,Brochure,Mail,Registration,Online,Silent,Auction,Support,About,Resources,Legal,Research,Case,Contribute,Panel,Children,Taken,Courts,Quilt,Documentary,Film,Silence,Court,Crisis,Solutions,Articles,goals,Organizations,Testimonies

Just to Hurt Mum...

Just to Hurt Mum...

A father who received shared parenting of the children:
1. Left a 14yo and 9yo alone in the home to see his girlfriend regularly.
2. Threatened to deprive them of their mother, if they told.
3. Took all of the furniture out of the house, leaving them with a few clothes and blankets.
4. Is relying on depression as an excuse of his negligence.
In the article, it states:
"Duty solicitor Mark Dollimore said the man was suffering depression, had not felt able to look after his children, and wanted to co-operate as much as he could."
Then why did he go to the Family Court and battle it out for Shared Parenting?
Just to hurt mum
Why would he leave them in such poor conditions?
Just to hurt mum
If he could not have cared for them, why didn't he just phone the mother?
Oh.. that's right, he is busy hurting the mother.
Fact is that the Family Court has been and is continually used as a weapon against mothers resulting in the harm of children. 
The people who made the shared parenting laws are bitter angry fathers who wanted the legal power to hurt not only their ex wives, but all mothers through the children.  They see them as nothing more than a commodity or a tool to use and spout their hatred for all women. 
Through the same charm and wit they used to lure these women into destructive environments, they used to promote this bill. 
Hence every mother who goes through this system, is forced to endure the suffering this shared parenting mob inflicted. 
The question is not how much suffering every mother can endure knowing that her children are at risk or are being abused and neglected.  The question is now, what is the government going to do about it?  How long do they have to endure this genocide?  How many idiots are they going to listen to before we are heard?
No matter how much you try to bury the truth rather than act, it will not only shine through but be sure there will be justice.

Technorati Tags: Just,Hurt,father,children,Left,furniture,depression,negligence,article,Mark,Court,Fact,weapon,tool,Through,system,government,truth,justice,fathers,environments,women

Parental Alienation Syndrome Misused in Child Custody Cases, say Domestic Violence Advocacy Groups

According to NNEDV, DV LEAP, SFV, and NCADV, victims of domestic violence face a surprisingly uphill battle in family court to win custody of and safety for their children. All too often, courts award custody and unsupervised visitation to parents found to have committed domestic abuse. Many courts handling custody cases do not understand the dynamics of domestic violence and fail to properly factor in the impact of abuse when considering the best interests of the child.

 

Leadership Council Issues Statement

Parental Alienation Syndrome Misused in Child Custody Cases, say Domestic Violence Advocacy Groups

The National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV), the Domestic Violence Legal Empowerment and Appeals Project (DV LEAP), Stop Family Violence, and the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, four of the nation's leading domestic violence victim advocacy organizations, call on the media and the courts to rectify the misunderstanding and misuse of Parental Alienation Syndrome (PAS) in custody cases.

"Child custody cases are among the toughest cases courts have to handle. And in custody cases where domestic violence is involved, the judges have an even higher responsibility to ensure that the safety of family members is not dangerously impaired by misleading - and legally unjustifiable - ‘parental alienation syndrome' theories," said Sue Else, president of the National Network to End Domestic Violence.

"Parental Alienation Syndrome" is a claim that has been used to suggest that some parents try to undermine their children's relationship with the other parent, typically the noncustodial parent, by making false statements about that other parent, most often in the form of abuse allegations. In fact, actor Alec Baldwin made that claim about his own child custody case in a recent interview with Diane Sawyer.

"PAS is being used by some abusers as a tactic to demonize parents' attempts to protect their children from abuse, denying victims of domestic violence justice in the courts. The fact that some parents behave badly in ordinary cases is no reason to ignore real abuse when it is presented to the court," also stated Else.

Joan Meier, DV LEAP's Executive Director, said, "PAS was invented to defeat child abuse claims - and it has been remarkably successful in misleading family courts into believing that women who are sincerely trying to protect their children and themselves from abuse, are just seeking to end the children's relationship with their noncustodial father."

According to NNEDV, DV LEAP, SFV, and NCADV, victims of domestic violence face a surprisingly uphill battle in family court to win custody of and safety for their children. All too often, courts award custody and unsupervised visitation to parents found to have committed domestic abuse. Many courts handling custody cases do not understand the dynamics of domestic violence and fail to properly factor in the impact of abuse when considering the best interests of the child.

"The most important factor judges should be weighing in making custody decisions is the safety of the mother and children, and the introduction of PAS overshadows this critical need for safety," said Rita Smith, Executive Director of the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence.

Meier states that research has shown that children become "alienated" from a parent for a variety of valid reasons, most often resulting from the parent's own negative behavior and relationship with that child.

"The proponents of ‘parental alienation syndrome' are purveying invalid junk science is not even legally admissible. PAS has been emphatically rejected by the Presidential Task Force of the American Psychological Association and by the National Council of Juvenile & Family Court Judges. Leading researchers in the field of custody have agreed that PAS has no scientific validity and the only courts to address the issue have found it inadmissible," said Meier.

"With the increased media attention surrounding the release of Alec Baldwin's book, it is important to let the public know that victims of domestic violence are being silenced through the use of ‘parental alienation syndrome.' We cannot afford to consign thousands of children to unsafe custody or visitation with abusive parents because family courts have come to believe that abuse allegations mean nothing more than a campaign of alienation," said Else.

Technorati Tags: Parental,Alienation,Syndrome,Child,Custody,Cases,Domestic,Violence,Advocacy,NNEDV,LEAP,NCADV,victims,children,courts,Many,factor,impact,interests,Leadership,Council,Statement,National,Network,Legal,Empowerment,Project,Stop,Coalition,Against,nation,victim,judges,Else,president,relationship,parent,fact,actor,Alec,Baldwin,Diane,Sawyer,tactic,justice,Joan,Meier,Executive,Director,father,introduction,Rita,Smith,behavior,science,Presidential,Task,Force,American,Psychological,Association,Juvenile,Court,attention,organizations,members,theories,statements,allegations,decisions,visitation,parents,dynamics,noncustodial

Technorati Tags: Parental,Alienation,Syndrome,Child,Custody,Cases,Domestic,Violence,Advocacy,NNEDV,LEAP,NCADV,victims,children,courts,Many,factor,impact,interests,Leadership,Council,Statement,National,Network,Legal,Empowerment,Project,Stop,Coalition,Against,nation,victim,judges,Else,president,relationship,parent,fact,actor,Alec,Baldwin,Diane,Sawyer,tactic,justice,Joan,Meier,Executive,Director,father,introduction,Rita,Smith,behavior,science,Presidential,Task,Force,American,Psychological,Association,Juvenile,Court,attention,Technorati,organizations,members,theories,statements,allegations,decisions,visitation,parents,dynamics,noncustodial

Therapeutic Jurisprudence... Not Such a Good Idea:

Therapeutic Jurisprudence... Not Such a Good Idea:

An RSVP to Professor Wexler's Warm Therapeutic Jurisprudence Invitation to the Criminal Defense Bar: Unable to Join You, Already (Somewhat Similarly) Engaged, by Mae C. Quinn

Therapeutic Jurisprudence: Embracing a Tainted Ideal, by Arthur G. Christean

Punishing Medical Experts for Unethical Testimony: A Step in the Right Direction or a Step too Far? by David B. Resnik, J.D., Ph.D.

Whores of the Court: The Fraud of Psychiatric Testimony and the Rape of American Justice, by Margaret Hagen

      "Let us be very clear about the true state of the psychologist's art. Psychologists do not know any more about behavior than the average man or woman in the jury box or the judge's robes. Psychologists do not know what causes behavior and they are entirely incapable of pinpointing some hypothetical event in the past that has led to the present state of an individual. They do not know what got done, how it got done, or whodunit. And not only are they unable to predict future behavior any better than the man or woman on the street, they are actually worse at it, blinded as they are by the illusion of their own expertise. Diagnostic categories are not validly established and diagnoses cannot be rendered reliably. Neither can therapy be reliably used to change the behavior of our citizens, juvenile or adult, violent or simply wayward.

        "Psychologists have no special ability to read into the soul-or mind or psyche-of another human with any more accuracy than the rest of us. Upon finishing graduate or medical school they are not given special soulographs or psychometers that let them plumb the depths of anyone's psychological being. There simply is no mental stethoscope, no matter how much our justice system wishes there were.

      "Clinicians are not trained to perform the myriad tasks the legal system asks them to perform because no body of knowledge exists to support such training. It is a sorry state of affairs, but it is the only state we've got."

-- Margaret Hagen, Whores of the Court, pp. 98-99
FREE DOWNLOAD from Prof. Hagen's website

Brave New World, Aldous Huxley

FATHERLESS CHILDREN STORIES

Propaganda in America - History of Public Relations (online video)

About that "War on Drugs" in the first place...   more...   more...  more...   more...  more...

LIZNOTES  |  THE LIZ LIBRARY  |  BRETTS CAREL  |  WOMAN SUFFRAGE

Except as otherwise noted, contents are
copyright 1998-09 the liz library.  All rights reserved.
This site is hosted and maintained by the liz library.
Send queries to: sarah-at-thelizlibrary.org

Technorati Tags: Therapeutic,Jurisprudence,Idea,RSVP,Professor,Wexler,Warm,Invitation,Criminal,Defense,Unable,Join,Already,Somewhat,Quinn,Ideal,Arthur,Christean,Medical,Unethical,Testimony,Step,Direction,David,Resnik,Whores,Court,Fraud,Psychiatric,Rape,American,Justice,Margaret,Hagen,Psychologists,behavior,woman,jury,robes,event,whodunit,street,expertise,Diagnostic,Neither,therapy,soul,psyche,human,accuracy,Upon,depths,system,wishes,Clinicians,tasks,knowledge,affairs,FREE,DOWNLOAD,Prof,Brave,World,Aldous,Huxley,CHILDREN,Propaganda,America,History,Public,Relations,About,Drugs,LIZNOTES,LIBRARY,BRETTS,CAREL,SUFFRAGE,Except,contents,rights,Send,categories

OUTRAGES are not "tragedies" ! CRIMES COMMITTED AGAINST OTHERS are not "tragedies" !

 

CUSTODY EVALUATORS   |   IN THEIR OWN WORDS   |   THERAPEUTIC JURISPRUDENCE

“The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people- but the silence over that by the good people.”

Martin Luther King, Jr

Trag·e·dy (trj-d) n. pl. trag·e·dies - 1. A drama or literary work in

which the main character is brought to ruin or suffers extreme sorrow,

especially as a consequence of a tragic flaw, moral weakness, or inability

to cope with unfavorable circumstances.

OUTRAGES are not "tragedies" !

CRIMES COMMITTED AGAINST OTHERS are not "tragedies" !

 

http://ks-fcrc.com/KSOUTRAGEOUSCases.aspx

Technorati Tags: AGAINST,Trag,drama,consequence,flaw,KSOUTRAGEOUSCases,tragedies,CRIMES

Technorati Tags: AGAINST,CUSTODY,EVALUATORS,WORDS,THERAPEUTIC,JURISPRUDENCE,tragedy,oppression,Martin,Luther,Trag,drama,consequence,flaw,KSOUTRAGEOUSCases,Technorati,tragedies,CRIMES

What is Your Plan "B" ? Domestic Violence

What is Your Plan "B" ?

source: www.blogtalkradio.com

In an unhealthy relationship? Have you lost custody of your kids? Are you going through a divorce and fearing you might not make it out with your life? Do you want to live? Join our guests Claudine Domrowski and the relative of Suzan Annette Sowders-Fuller, guned down in front of her children this past weekend. Susan Murphy-Milano is a violence expert, former executive director of a national domestic violence organization, the daughter and survivor of murder-suicide, author of "Defending Our Lives, getting away from domestic violence & staying safe and Moving Out, Moving On when a relationship goes wrong. And her new book out in 2010,"Time's Up, how to leave and survive a dangerous relationship ,offers detailed practical information. Like your own guardian angel giving listeners guidance on what to do when you are in an abusive relationship, attempting to leave to creating a road map to safety every step of the way. As a violent expert and author she speakers from experience. Her voice has been featured on Oprah, 20/20, The Justice Files, US News & World Report, USA Today, Family circle magazine, CNN, NBC's Sunday Today and she comments regularly on headlines making the news. Susan can be heard co-hosting the popular weekly radio show, “Justice Interrupted,” , every Tuesday at 10:00 PM CST, with police officer, Stacy Dittrich, and prosecutor, Robin Sax, highlighting cases that have not received the media attention they deserve. Visit Susan's website at http://www.susanmurphymilano.com

37 minutes ago via BlogTalkRadio · Comment · Like

Technorati Tags: Plan,Domestic,Violence,relationship,custody,kids,life,Join,guests,Claudine,Domrowski,Suzan,Annette,Sowders,Fuller,children,Susan,Murphy,Milano,director,organization,daughter,author,Time,guardian,angel,listeners,guidance,road,Oprah,Justice,Files,News,World,Report,magazine,comments,radio,officer,Stacy,Dittrich,Robin,cases,attention,Visit,BlogTalkRadio,Comment,speakers