Domestic violence is a danger faced by women across the United States. When a woman suffering from battered woman syndrome (BWS) harms their abuser, they are often left with no defense to criminal liability. At trial, they may rely on expert testimony about BWS, but outdated judicial standards could prevent its admission to the jury. To protect these victims from facing life sentences as punishment for saving themselves, New York enacted the Domestic Violence Survivors Justice Act, which has been proven effective and should be adopted nationwide along with new evidentiary practices.

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重塑法院：在涉及受虐妇女的家庭暴力案件中需要具有前瞻性的证据和量刑做法

家庭暴力是美国各地妇女面临的危险。当患有受虐妇女综合症（BWS）的妇女伤害施虐者时，她们往往无法承担刑事责任。在审判中，他们可能会依赖有关 BWS 的专家证词，但过时的司法标准可能会阻止其进入陪审团。为了保护这些受害者免遭无期徒刑作为自救的惩罚，纽约颁布了《家庭暴力幸存者司法法案》，该法案已被证明是有效的，应该与新的证据做法一起在全国范围内采用。