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Department of Justice and prepared the following final report:
Document Title:

Lake County, California, Arrest Policies Project:
A Process Evaluation

Author(s):

Brenda K. Uekert Ph.D.

Document No.:

201874

Date Received:

September 2003

Award Number:

98-WE-VX-0012

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Lake County, California, Arrest Policies Project
A Process Evaluation

April 5, 2000
Prepared by
Brenda K. Uekert, Ph.D.

Prepared for
Lake County, California
National Institute of Justice
Violence Against Women Office

Introduction
The Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies Program encourages jurisdictions to implement mandatory or pro-arrest policies as an effective domestic violence intervention that is part of a coordinated community response. Congress appropriated funds for the Arrest Program under the
Violence Against Women Act (1994). The Program assumes that the arrest of a batterer will leverage the coercive and persuasive power of the criminal justice system to ensure victim safety and manage the behavior of abusive, violent offenders. Ensuring victim safety and offender accountability are the guiding principles underlying the Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies.
The Violence Against Women Act directs that the Arrest Program funds be used to

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