Sentence examples for prosecuting violence from inspiring English sources
"A situation such as this could involve an array of crimes, depending on what is done and what a minor is asked for," said John Wilkinson, an attorney adviser and former prosecutor with Aequitas, a consultancy and research organization that advises on prosecuting violence against women.
As a young prosecutor, I fought for victim's rights and made prosecuting violence against women a priority.
Former Attorney General Ramsey Clark understood the importance of prosecuting violence-prone cops even when there is virtually no chance of getting a conviction against them.
The Mexican government needs to do more to aggressively investigate and prosecute violence against the press.
Some states and cities are moving to prosecute violence against the homeless as a hate crime, while others have taken a different tack by imposing tougher measures to prevent people from living on the streets in the first place.
Our government has not only adopted far-reaching legislation that strengthens the authorities' ability to prevent and prosecute violence against women, but it has also taken steps to ensure full implementation of these laws.
When the authorities don't prevent, protect and prosecute violence against women, the violence can lead to death.
With no law to prosecute violence based on bias, the federal government is limited in what it can do to punish these horrible perpetrators.
"In addition, the Submission alleges that the GOH has failed to investigate and prosecute violence and threats against trade unionists, noting that violence against trade unionists and the failure to fully investigate such violence can have a broad chilling effect on the exercise of workers' rights.
At a forum on domestic violence at York College in 2005, Mr. Brown said, "We have become leaders in successfully prosecuting domestic violence cases without the cooperation of the victim, who is so often reluctant — or fearful — to testify against her batterer".
Ultimatelyan integrated, multi-agency approach is essential to both preventing and prosecuting domestic violence.
