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Domestic Violence Law Reforms: Reactions from the Trenches

2002; Western Michigan University; Volume: 29; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.15453/0191-5096.2828

0191-5096

Carol Bohmer, Jennifer C. Brandt, Denise E. Bronson, Helen P. Hartnett,

Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis

In recent years, feminists have worked hard to pressure society and the criminal justice system into taking domestic violence seriously. These efforts have resulted in more government funding and increased services to victims. In addition, there have also been legal and policy reforms which have affected the way cases are handled in the criminal justice system. This article reports on research on the reactions to those reforms by those most directly affected by them, the victims themselves and those who provide services to them.