Court referral at preliminary hearings appears as a viable option to post-adjudication referral subject to long delays and high withdrawals and dismissals. The findings of this study may not be directly applicable to all municipal court systems. They do, however, demonstrate the utility of a quick and certain response to non-compliance regardless of the court. The number of DV arrests are estimates derived from the court dockets, and therefore must be viewed as tentative. The Charts for the Exec.
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