Domestic violence case processing : a serious crime or a waste of precious time? / Kathleen Erin Currul-Dykeman.

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Currul-Dykeman, Kathleen Erin, 1972- [author.]

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TextSeries: Recht und GesellschaftPublisher: El Paso : LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC, 2014Description: 1 online resourceContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

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1593327668
9781593327668

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Domestic violence case processingDDC classification:

344.7303/28292 23

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KF9322 .C87 2014

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Contents:

Domestic violence and the problem of courts -- Getting into the field -- Local legal culture -- Case typification -- The going rate -- Same law, different results -- Conclusions.

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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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Domestic violence and the problem of courts -- Getting into the field -- Local legal culture -- Case typification -- The going rate -- Same law, different results -- Conclusions.

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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