The first is to try to charge an abuser with as many allegations as possible in order to negotiate some kind of plea deal, even beyond the violent incident. Are there possible drug charges? Is there an illegal weapon or firearm in the house? This also offers a better chance that at least some of the charges might stick. The other element Wile is referencing is called evidence-based prosecution. Meaning “evidence” rather than “witness” based. A prosecutor can offer up enough evidence in court that a witness wouldn’t have to come and testify in front of her abuser. Such evidence may include
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