An examination of the attrition of domestic violence cases within the criminal justice system in post-apartheid South Africa

Medico-legal research has found that four women are murdered everyday by their intimate partners in South Africa (Mathhews et aI., 2004). At least a third of these women sought assistance from the criminal justice system. Previous research on the implementation of South Africa's Domestic Violen...

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Main Author: Artz, Lillian Melinda
Published: Queen's University Belfast 2008
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.491983