Prosecutorial Decision Making in Domestic Violence Cases: Are Prosecutors Holding Offenders Accountable?

Domestic violence (DV) continues is an ongoing costly issue for the criminal justice system, Research indicates the prosecutor’s filing decision is important to keeping DV victims safe, but there is little research examining prosecutorial filing decisions in DV cases. This study used focal concerns...

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Main Author: Wagers, Shelly (Author)
Contributors: Pate, Margaret ; Busick, Taylor
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2023
In: Journal of interpersonal violence
Year: 2023, Volume: 38, Issue: 3/4, Pages: 2263-2285
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
Criminology
Domestic Violence
legal intervention

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