The effects of victims' experiences with prosecutors on victim empowerment and re-occurrence of intimate partner violence : final report /

The effects of victims' experiences with prosecutors on victim empowerment and re-occurrence of intimate partner violence : final report /

Female victims of domestic violence are often reluctant to prosecute their abuser. United States prosecutors have therefore adopted "no-drop", or evidence-based policies, which call for the prosecution of all cases of family violence if there is legal evidence to support such prosecution,...

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Main Author: Finn, Mary A. (Mary Ann)
Corporate Authors: National Institute of Justice (U.S.), National Criminal Justice Reference Service (U.S.)
Format: Government Document eBook
Language:English
Published: [Rockville, Md.] : [Washington, D.C.] : [National Criminal Justice Reference Service] ; [U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice], [2003]
Subjects:
Victims of family violence > Legal status, laws, etc. > United States.
Marital violence > Law and legislation > United States.
Prosecution > United States > Decision making.
Abused wives > Legal status, laws, etc. > United States.
Online Access:https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo3302

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