Reports

The Coalition to End Domestic Violence has developed a series of Special Reports designed to analyze and document the shortcomings of the current domestic violence system, both at the federal and state levels.

OVERVIEW:

• The Violence Against Women Act: Pervasive and Chronic Flaws

MYTHS AND MISINFORMATION:

• Thirty Years of Domestic Violence Half-Truths, Falsehoods, and Lies
  • Video
• Fifty Domestic Violence Myths
• Myths of the ABA Commission on Domestic Violence:
  • Summary
  • Detailed Findings

LACK OF EFFECTIVENESS:

• How Effective are Domestic Violence Programs in Stopping Partner Abuse?
• Are Abuse Shelters Helping the True Victims of Domestic Violence?
• Domestic Violence Programs Are Shortchanging Women
• Domestic Violence Programs Discriminate Against Male Victims

CIVIL RIGHTS:

• An Assault Upon Our Civil Rights
  • Video
• Expanding Definitions of Domestic Violence
• The Use and Abuse of Domestic Restraining Orders

CRIMINAL SYSTEM:

• Department of Justice:
  • The Negation of Justice at the Department of Justice
• Police Response:
  • Misconduct and Sex Bias in Police Response to Domestic Violence
  • Justice Denied: Arrest Policies for Domestic Violence
  • Predominant Aggressor Policies and the Mass Incarceration of Men
• Prosecutors:
  • Diversion Programs for Domestic Violence: From Retribution to Rehabilitation
• Judges:
  • Bias in the Judiciary: The Case of Domestic Violence

FALSE ALLEGATIONS:

• Incentives to Make False Allegations of Domestic Violence
• How False Allegations of Domestic Violence Harm Families and Children
• What is the Cost of False Allegations of Domestic Violence?
• Domestic Violence-Related Immigration Fraud

ACCOUNTABILITY AND COST:

• Accountability and Oversight of Federally-Funded Domestic Violence Programs
  • 2024 update: Continued ‘Culture of Corruption’ at Domestic Abuse Shelters
• Estimated National Expenditures for Domestic Violence Services and Programs