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Domestic violence is everyone's business
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Domestic violence is everyone's business
In the five years since the O.J. Simpson trial put the issue of domestic violence on America's radar and TV screens, much progress has been made. The Violence Against Women Act, passed just after that trial, provided enhanced legal protections for victims of domestic violence, funding for training law enforcement personnel and judges, and new federal criminal penalties for certain acts of domestic violence.
Many police departments developed training programs, and some now have special domestic violence response units and have adopted a "zero tolerance" ...
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