Weigl, Andrea,
Many Charged, Few Jailed. Andrea Weigl and others. - News & Observer, 2003. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Article 70, Institutions, 1522-3256; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Originally Published: Many Charged, Few Jailed, May 19, 2003; pp. n.p..
"In Transylvania County, Roger Ben Glass walked away from a charge of assaulting his wife earlier this year [2003] when she declined to testify against him. In Hertford County a month earlier, James Thomas Clark Jr. went to jail for 75 days for violating a court order by showing up at his former girlfriend's house and damaging her car. She didn't need to testify." (NEWS & OBSERVER) This article illustrates the differences in how prosecutors handle domestic violence cases.
1522-3256;
Abusive men
Criminal justice--Administration of
Family violence
Judges--Attitudes
Murder
Prosecution
Victims of family violence
Wife abuse
Witnesses
North Carolina
AC1.S5
050
Many Charged, Few Jailed. Andrea Weigl and others. - News & Observer, 2003. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Article 70, Institutions, 1522-3256; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Originally Published: Many Charged, Few Jailed, May 19, 2003; pp. n.p..
"In Transylvania County, Roger Ben Glass walked away from a charge of assaulting his wife earlier this year [2003] when she declined to testify against him. In Hertford County a month earlier, James Thomas Clark Jr. went to jail for 75 days for violating a court order by showing up at his former girlfriend's house and damaging her car. She didn't need to testify." (NEWS & OBSERVER) This article illustrates the differences in how prosecutors handle domestic violence cases.
1522-3256;
Abusive men
Criminal justice--Administration of
Family violence
Judges--Attitudes
Murder
Prosecution
Victims of family violence
Wife abuse
Witnesses
North Carolina
AC1.S5
050