Experiences of and responses to domestic violence
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SummaryDomestic violence is a complex and problematic matter, one that poses many questions for the criminal justice system, victims, perpetrators, and enforcers and creators of policy. “Compared to other victims of violent crimes, victims of domestic violence can moreover face heightened risks to their personal safety following official intervention and operate within formidable situational constraints.” (Ellison, 772) In addition to this, the type of crime has several other aspects that differentiate it from other crimes, and therefore leads to an elevated degree of intricacy and difficulty when classifying, handling, punishing for, and prosecuting it.
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- Why are women sometimes reluctant to support the prosecution of ‘their' perpetrators?
- The predominant explanation of domestic violence is controversial and debated.
- One of the most perplexing issues is the frequent reluctance of women to be involved.
- The policies of arrest, prosecution, and protocol vary from area to area.
- Pro-arrest policies have their problems.
- In 2001, the UK moved to adopt a similar system that aimed to prosecute in cases where the victim was reluctant or absent.
- The Victim Empowerment model provides the best and most fair, rational and efficient means for coping with domestic violence.
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