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This book is this generation's Burning Bed. Barbara Sheehan tells her blood-curling story of how her husband, Raymond, a retired NYPD detective turned wife beating into an art form by utilizing the very tactics he was taught in the police force. While awaiting trial for second degree murder after turning Raymond's gun on him, Sheehan recounts her abusive marriage and opens up a dialogue about the controversial defense known as Battered Woman Syndrome.
About the author
Jennifer Sheehan Joyce, RN, BSN, is the daughter of Barbara and Ray Sheehan. She is a registered nurse licensed in New York, Florida and California. She currently practices in San Diego, California, where she lives with her husband, Lt. Jesse Joyce, a pilot in the United States Navy. Jennifer is co-author of the book
In Bed with the Badge and remains, as always, in an extremely close relationship with her mother.
Raymond M. Sheehan is the son of Barbara and Ray Sheehan. Raymond is currently working in the New York Public School System. He and his fiance, Shannon McCoy, plan to be married next year. He lives in Queens, New York, in the same home he grew up in and is co-author of the book
In Bed with the Badge.
Summary
In Bed with the Badge is this generation's Burning Bed. Ms. Joyce and her brother, Raymond, tell the bloodcurdling story of how their father, Ray Sheehan, a retired NYPD detective, turned wife-beating into an art form by utilizing the very tactics he was taught in the police force.
