Domestic violence case processing : a serious crime or a waste of precious time? /

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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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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Currul-Dykeman, Kathleen Erin, 1972- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: El Paso : LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC, 2014.
Colección:Recht und Gesellschaft.
Temas:
Family violence > United States.
Criminal justice, Administration of > United States.
Violence familiale > États-Unis.
Justice pénale > Administration > États-Unis.
LAW > Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.
Criminal justice, Administration of
Family violence
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:1593327668
9781593327668

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