Why Are So Many Persons Falsely Arrested for Domestic Violence? — VAWA Arrest Funding, That’s Why!
Each year about 780,000 persons are wrongfully arrested for domestic violence. These arrests are funded by Section 102 of VAWA, titled “Grants to Promote Arrest and Enforce Restraining Orders.”
Ever wonder where all that mandatory/pro-arrest funding actually goes to? Here’s the state-by-state breakdown (check out how many arrest grants went to Massachusetts – no wonder it’s so bad there).
The person who submitted this encourages you to begin to think how you can lobby at the state level to repeal these harmful laws.
[i] Miller N. What does research and evaluation say about domestic violence laws? A compendium of justice system laws and related research assessments. Alexandria, VA: Institute for Law and Justice, 2005. http://www.ilj.org/publications/dv/DomesticViolenceLegislationEvaluation.pdf
[ii] Hirschel D and Buzawa E. Understanding the context of dual arrest with directions for future research. Violence Against Women, Vol. 18, December 2002, Table 1.
[iii] Hirschel D and Buzawa E. Understanding the context of dual arrest with directions for future research. Violence Against Women, Vol. 18, December 2002, Table 1.
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