[DV_listserv] Article

[Domestic Violence issues]

This short article is not specifically DV-related.  Its focus is actually how our implicit biases, and expectations and perceptions of emotion can cause unfairness to defendants in the criminal justice system. I think this argument is even more applicable to victims in the criminal justice system, and starts well before we get into court.

"Our legal system is one of the most impressive feats of Western civilization. But psychology and neuroscience in recent years have shown many of its tacit assumptions to be out of sync with our best understanding of how our brains and minds work."

Take a look:

https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/03/11/opinion/sunday/the-laws-emotion-problem.html?_r=1&referer=http://m.facebook.com

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