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My Partner, My Enemy: Judge John Leventhal and the Scourge of Domestic Violence
My Partner My Enemy Judge John Leventhal and the Scourge of Domestic Violence Author:John Leventhal Judge John Leventhal presided over the nation?s first felony Domestic Violence Court. He did everything under the law to restrain abusers and protect victims?winning plaudits from the press and leading many to call his court a model that others should follow. In My Partner, My Enemy, Judge Leventhal recounts horrific stories of domestic abuse an... more »d recommends actions across all levels of society to address the problem. Specifics include:
The scope of the problem and why domestic violence is the leading cause of injury to young women in the U.S.Why an easily accessible, national registry of protective orders is essential to better protect victimsLegislative recommendations to allow judges to consider the safety of the victim in granting bail and to tie bail to electronic monitoring of the abuser.
My Partner, My Enemy is an unblinking view of the state of domestic violence and a roadmap for better protecting victims and reducing the violence.« less