| NCJ Number: |
122451  |
| |
|
| Title: |
Family Violence (From Insights Into Violence in Contemporary Canadian Society, P 155-158, 1987, James M MacLatchie, ed. -- See NCJ-122437) |
| |
|
| Author(s): |
L Light |
| |
|
| Date Published: |
1987 |
| |
|
| Page Count: |
4 |
| |
|
| Sponsoring Agency: |
John Howard Soc of Canada
Ottawa, Ontario K1Y 1E5, Canada |
| |
|
| Sale Source: |
John Howard Soc of Canada
55 Parkdale Avenue
Ottawa, Ontario K1Y 1E5,
Canada |
| |
|
| Type: |
Legislation/Policy Analysis |
| |
|
| Language: |
English |
| |
|
| Country: |
Canada |
| |
|
| Annotation: |
British Columbia's proactive policy of charging alleged perpetrators of family violence focuses on victim-witness services as a means of gaining the victim's cooperation in case processing. |
| |
|
| Abstract: |
Victim-witness services are delivered by criminal justice personnel in the course of their work. This includes information on what is and will be happening in the case and increased pretrial contact with the victim. Pretrial interviews with victims have increased the number of victims willing to pursue domestic assault cases. More funding is needed to provide victim support workers for every victim of wife assault and child abuse. All generalist criminal justice personnel are trained in the handling of wife assault cases in accordance with prosecutorial policy. Child abuse cases, on the other hand, are handled by specialists. An effective system requires the use of community agencies and a developed integrated referral network in which no one part of the system can serve victims by itself. Active referral and followup systems are required. Although the current system still has a problem with reluctant victim-witnesses, this can be mitigated through the expansion and intensification of victim-witness assistance. |
| |
|
| Main Term(s): |
Battered wives |
| |
|
| Index Term(s): |
British Columbia; Domestic assault; Victim-witness programs |
| |
|
| Note: |
*This document is currently unavailable from NCJRS. |
| |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
To cite this abstract, use the following link:
http://www.ncjrs.gov/App/publications/abstract.aspx?ID=122451 |
| |
|
