CRM 2307 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Real Options Valuation, Feminist Theory, Royal Canadian Mounted Police
10 Jan 2017
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Response to problem of wife battery (back then if you left your husband you would lose custody of your children/ this womens movement was influenced by other women/ the victim is penalize and first thing was policing changes/ At first the police would com not every time and they would just get him to walk it off then leave/ by doing this this makes it seam as okay to the perpetrature. In 1982, charges began coming forward where they would actually charge the person: grass roots. Changes in evidence act you could compel someone to testimony against their partner and this (cid:449)oud e(cid:374)sure that the (cid:449)o(cid:373)e(cid:374) (cid:449)ouf testify/ the poli(cid:272)e did(cid:374)"t (cid:374)eed to (cid:448)iole(cid:374)(cid:272)e this assault happening. Vigorous prosecution (women hass to make a report) Domestic violence courts (our cjs takes a long time so this sector provides her with more safety snd support)
