FAMILY VIOLENCE
The Criminal Justice Process
Goals of Judicial Intervention
in Domestic Violence Cases:
1. To stop the violence
2. To protect the victim
3. To protect the children and other family members
4. To protect the general public
5. To uphold the legislative intent that domestic violence be treated
as a serious crime, and to communicate that intent to the defendant
and the victim
6. To hold the offender accountable for committing the violent behavior
- and for stopping it
7. To rehabilitate the offender
8. To provide restitution for the victim
Investigative Services Links:
Austin Police Department
(APD)
Travis Country Sheriff's Office
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Quiz: Should I stay or should
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Legal Services Links:
Travis
County Attorney's Office
Travis
County District Attorney's Office
Legal Aid of Central Texas
Women's
Advocacy Project
Social Services Links:
APD Victim
Services
TCSO Victim
Services
SafePlace: Domestic Violence
and Sexual Assault Survival Center
Austin Child Guidance
Center
Additional Resources:
Domestic
Violence Hotlines and Resources
National Domestic Violence
Hotline
Violence Against Women
Office
Violence
Agaianst Men and Women
Family Violence Awareness
Page
Husband Battering
Child Abuse:
National Clearinghouse
on Child Abuse and Neglect Information
Prevent
Child Abuse America
National
Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect
Child Abuse
Yellow Pages
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