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005			20250625151231.0
008			110331s2004 eng
040			_aWSS _dAFV
082	0		_a364.15553
100			_aWedde, Frances Ruth _92298
245			_aVictim refusal to testify in domestic violence cases : _bcan victimless prosecutions provide the answers _cWedde, Frances Ruth
260			_c2004
300			_a44 p.
365			_a00 _b0
500			_aResearch paper (LL.B. (Hons.))--Victoria University of Wellington, 2004.
520			_aThis research paper discusses the implications of a victim refusing to testify in domestic violence prosecutions. It points to the frequency with which victims of domestic violence withdraw their testimony against the perpetrator, citing reasons such as wanting to continue in a relationship with the perpetrator, not wishing to create trouble for the perpetrator, and thinking the trial would have a negative impact on children. The author recommends a change in legislation that would allow prosecution to go ahead without the testimony of the victim, which is not currently the case in New Zealand. This, the author says, will allow the law to have a zero tolerance attitude towards domestic violence. The author also points out that there are other avenues for evidence, such as witness accounts, damage to property, and the scene of the incident. These could substantiate a case without the need to compel the victim to testify.
522			_anz
650	2	7	_2FVC _aCOURTS _9162
650	2	7	_2FVC _aDOMESTIC VIOLENCE _9203
650	2	7	_2FVC _aJUSTICE _9333
650	2	7	_2FVC _aVICTIMS _9622
650	2	7	_2FVC _aWOMEN _9645
650	2	7	_9431 _aINTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE _2FVC
942			_2ddc _cBRIEFING
999			_c2894 _d2894