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Reproductive Health Care Exceptionalism And The Pandemic, Helen Norton
Reproductive Health Care Exceptionalism And The Pandemic, Helen Norton
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The Evidentiary Rules Of Engagement In The War Against Domestic Violence, Erin R. Collins
The Evidentiary Rules Of Engagement In The War Against Domestic Violence, Erin R. Collins
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Our criminal justice system promises defendants a fair and just adjudication of guilt, regardless of the character of the alleged offense. Yet, from mandatory arrest to "no-drop" prosecution policies, the system's front-end response to domestic violence reflects the belief that it differs from other crimes in ways that permit or require the adaptation of criminal justice response mechanisms. Although scholars debate whether these differential responses are effective or normatively sound, the scholarship leaves untouched the presumption that, once the adjudicatory phase is underway, the system treats domestic violence offenses like any other crime.
This Article reveals that this presumption is …