The Jodi Arias trial is a high publicity case currently in the media in which several experts have provided testimony about Battered Woman’s Syndrome (BWS). Please familiarize yourself with the facts of the case. Discuss whether or not there is evidence that supports Ms. Arias meeting criteria for PTSD/BWS.
This is not asking for your personal opinion about whether or not Ms. Arias was a battered woman, but rather whether there has been evidence presented at trial (either expert witness testimony or otherwise) that supports her being a battered woman. You can also discuss specific symptoms that Ms. Arias is alleged to have exhibited that supports a diagnosis of PTSD, specific symptoms of BWS that there is evidence for, as well as symptoms that would be inconsistent with PTSD/BWS.
