What happens if the victim does not want to cooperate?
Domestic violence victims frequently become reluctant or even hostile witnesses for the prosecution. Although there are often legitimate reasons for an alleged victim to refuse to cooperate or to refuse to testify, the prosecutor will often assume the main reason is fear of retaliation by the suspected abuser. As such, additional efforts may be made by the prosecutor to force the witness to appear and testify, or to obtain additional evidence for admission at trial in place of the alleged victim’s testimony.
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