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Why are women sometimes charged with assaulting their partner when they are just trying to protect themselves or their kids?
Dual charging or counter charging of women is one of the direct results of the mandatory charging policy. This is a serious, if unintended, consequence, and rates of dual/counter charging remain high in Ontario. Both women and their children feel the consequences of dual/counter charging. The abuser gains even more power and control because he…
Read moreWhy do the police sometimes charge an abuser even though the woman does not want them to?
Mandatory charging is a policy in place across Canada that requires police to lay charges in domestic violence cases where the officer involved believes there is a reasonable likelihood of getting a conviction, whether or not the victim wants a charge to be laid. In order to understand the challenges this has created, it is…
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