Million Mom March Mother's Day 2011 in Washington DCOne statement in Breaking the Silence: Children’s Voices that has provoked controversy

Million Mom March Mother's Day 2011 in Washington DC

One statement in Breaking the Silence: Children’s Voices that has provoked controversy was my statement that “the studies are showing” that up to 2/3 of accused or adjudicated batterers receive joint or sole custody in court. While no empirical study can definitively determine a universal statistical rate, the key point is that the r...esearch consistently shows that accused and adjudicated batterers receive joint or sole custody disturbingly often. This confirms the anecdotal experience of domestic violence attorneys and victims around the country. The following research supports this perspective.
PBS Documentary: Breaking The Silence, Children's Stories http://vodpod.com/watch/3314727-8-2008-bts-wmv?u=ampp&c=amppSee More

Rates At Which Batterers Receive Custody

I. A History of Domestic Violence is Common among Contested Custody Cases.The remarkably consistent research on this issue is compiled in my previously-issued statement , Research Indicating that the majority of cases that go to court as ‘high conflict’ contested custody cases have a history of domestic violence (Nov.  9, 2005).