Dunne, too, concedes that shelter is necessary sometimes. She described an ongoing case in which the assailant had been ordered by the court to wear a GPS bracelet so that his movements could be monitored. He failed to appear at probation for the fitting and was effectively on the run and at large; for his victim, shelter was the safest option. Often shelter can be helpful even just for a night or two to let tempers calm down. But Dunne also characterizes shelters as prisons for women, with strict rules and curfews, and says that children, removed from the familiarity of home and friends, can
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