Overview
Help me answer these two questions and only use chapter 10 to help you answer these questions which I attached down below.
- The Violence Against Women Act has been criticized because it demonizes men and, as its very title denotes, does not officially recognize the male need for protection from domestic violence. How important is it that the title be gender-neutral? For example, would there be any advantage to changing the name to the Violence Against Intimate Partners Act? Does the current wording cause any genuine damage?
2. The issuance of civil protection orders can serve as a “wake-up call” to put abusers on notice that the legal system is serious in its condemnation of intimate partner violence. Considering that these orders are not backed by any additional supervision or police protection, might they create a false sense of security in the victims? An alleged victim could also use the order as leverage in any future custody battle. Given that such hearings are often battles of “he said, she said” with judges frequently erring on the side of caution, what, if anything, can be done to prevent fraudulent use of civil protection orders in these hearings?