The Use of Victim Video Statements in Family Violence Cases Increases the Rate of Early Guilty Pleas
A natural experiment is used to determine the effect of victim video statements (VVS) on the rate of early guilty pleas in cases of domestic violence. Participants were part of a trial conducted in 2017-2018 by New Zealand Police, in Counties Manukau District, South Auckland. Cases that met the elig...
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2021
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Journal of interpersonal violence
Year: 2021, Volume: 36, Issue: 13/14, Pages: 6098-6116 |
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