Julia Tolmie
University of Auckland
31 Papers
258 Citations
Julia Tolmie is an academic researcher from University of Auckland. The author has contributed to research in topics: Domestic violence & Homicide. The author has an hindex of 13, co-authored 31 publications.
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Papers
Coercive control: To criminalize or not to criminalize?:
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors proposed a criminalizing coercive or controlling behaviour in an intimate relationship, as has been done in England and Wales and is proposed in Scotland, has the advantage of offering an offence structure to...
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“…He’s Just Swapped His Fists for the System” The Governance of Gender through Custody Law
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigate the state's role in the reproduction of relations of male dominance between separated parents through custody law and show that nonresident fathers are able to engage in nonreciprocal exercises of power over resident mothers.
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Defending Battered Women on Trial: The Battered Woman Syndrome and its Limitations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the context in which the battered women syndrome has developed, with particular reference to the perceived difficulties in existing defenses for women who kill a violent man.
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Domestic Violence and Child Contact Arrangements
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the experiences of 40 women who have had to negotiate and facilitate contact arrangements with an ex-partner who has abused them and found that the protection of women and children was frequently overlooked in the process of negotiating and implementing child contact arrangements.
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The Gendered Dynamics of Power in Disputes Over the Postseparation Care of Children
TL;DR: Interviews with separated mothers in dispute over contact arrangements reveal that there are significant continuities in the gender power dynamics they experience, despite differences in their exposure to male partner violence.
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