Understanding Domestic Abuse and Femicide -- Nicole Doucet, Her Story, and Her Trial -- Decisions of the Courts -- Policing the Police? -- Trial by Media.
Summary:
"An RCMP sting caught Nicole Doucet (Ryan) trying to hire a hitman to kill her ex-husband. It was supposed to be an open-and-shut case. It wasn't. No Legal Way Out details the process, the media coverage, and the legal implications of R v Ryan, all the way to the Supreme Court of Canada. The outcome of the case limited the legal options for women seeking to escape abuse and had a damaging impact on public perceptions of domestic violence. This unabashedly feminist analysis explains why the court, the police, and the media let down all women trapped by intimate partner terrorism."-- Provided by publisher.
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