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Intimate partner violence: Towards a sociological understanding
from Richard Record's entry on Sociological Dialogues:
Finally the Domestic Violence Act as an intervention by the criminal justice system is based on an adversarial system, where victims often have to defend themselves within the court setting, since perpetrators have the opportunity to make representations and place the victims under cross examination. The credibility of victims can therefore be broken down. Therefore there is the possibility that the woman who might need the protection order the most, will not get one granted due to her credibility being brought into question.
Aug 06, 2009 Policy, Case:Domestic Violence
