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What is the importance of victims advocating for domestic abuse victims? Do they impact victim participation in court?

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The solution gives an explanation of the importance of victim advocates in the domestic violent cases.

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Victim advocates:

1) The role of victim advocates are as follows:

i) Educate the victim of their legal options. Often the victim is in a state of crisis or have been reluctant to tell their story because they do not know their rights and options.

ii) Offer crisis counselling. Often the victim who has spoken out on abuse will receive negative outcomes from her community- isolation, false rumors, blame. Often by speaking out, they risk ...

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