Domestic violence case processing : a serious crime or a waste of precious time? / Kathleen Erin Currul-Dykeman.
Laws governing the criminal justice system's response to domestic violence have changed through the passage of mandated arrest and prosecution policies. However, while arrest rates for domestic violence increased throughout the 1990s and 2000s, these cases continue to receive lenient treatment...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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El Paso :
LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC,
2014.
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| Series: | Recht und Gesellschaft.
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| Summary: | Laws governing the criminal justice system's response to domestic violence have changed through the passage of mandated arrest and prosecution policies. However, while arrest rates for domestic violence increased throughout the 1990s and 2000s, these cases continue to receive lenient treatment by our courts. Most are resolved with dismissals. Currel-Dykeman explores if the court community literature can offer a possible explanation to this problem. She analyzes the local legal culture of two courts, a traditional court and a specialized problem solving court to understand how they discuss and. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1593327668 9781593327668 |
| Language: | English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |