A Secret War in America Battered women who kill their abusers should not get harsh punishment or the same punishment as other murderers. ... Police intervention rarely provides a woman any real, immediate protection. ... Police often fail to deal with domestic abuse adequately and often don't file reports or make arrests. Police take the men for a "cool-off walk around the block" and abusers believe they can get away with it. ... In most cases the police were called to the house several time before a battered women has killed her husband (Browne10-11). ...

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Just one time I did see the doctor in secret and she said I must go to the hospital. ... Studies proved that in Queensland from 1 January 1998 to 31 August 1998 there were a total of 36 homicides with 17 of these being domestic episodes (QPS Operational Police Statistics 1998). ... If the perpetrator breaches the order in any way, the police can intervene and the guilty party can be either fined up to $6000 or imprisoned for up to 18 months. ... Under the law as it stood the police were reluctant to interfere in domestic relationships and an abused partner now has a method to seek help indep...

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Establishing rapport can also be beneficial because the child can become accustomed to the interviewer asking those types of questions and find the interview less intimidating than it would be if it was an interview conducted by a police officer, for example. ... Some of these may be that the child is scared of punishment if the perpetrator finds out the child disclosed information about the abuse, the child could have also promised to keep the abuse a secret, or avoid embarrassment (especially if they are older). ...

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As our friendship blossomed we confided all of our teen secrets to each other. ... He drove straight to the police station, made me press charges, get a restraining order, and move in with them immediately. ...

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The abuse of a child is much easier to keep a secret than physical abuse, and its symptoms are worst than emotional abuse. ... Brisbane: Queensland Crime Commission and Queensland Police Service. ...

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