Many Charged, Few Jailed. Andrea Weigl and others.
by Weigl, Andrea; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2004Article 70Institutions. Publisher: News & Observer, 2003ISSN: 1522-3256;.Subject(s): Abusive men | Criminal justice -- Administration of | Family violence | Judges -- Attitudes | Murder | North Carolina | Prosecution | Victims of family violence | Wife abuse | WitnessesDDC classification: 050 Summary: "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.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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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.
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