Coalition to End Domestic Violence

Ending the Over-Incarceration of Black Men

Ending the
OVER-INCARCERATION of
Black Men

CORONAVIRUS ABUSE HOAX

Mandate for VAWA Reform

102 Organizations Call for Change

Legislative Proposals to Reform DV Policies

Poll: Americans Demand Reforms

OUR IMPACT

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ADVOCACY CAMPAIGNS

We have launched 12 Countering Abuse Misinformation Project (CAMP) campaigns. The majority of these campaigns have succeeded in achieving their objective.

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SPECIAL REPORTS

We have published numerous Special Reports on Victim Services, Criminal Justice System, False Allegations, and other topics.

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PRESS RELEASES

Sent to media contacts, university officials, lawmakers, and others, the CEDV press releases address the latest developments in domestic violence.

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LOBBYING MEETINGS

CEDV staff has held hundreds of meetings with federal and state staffers to reform domestic violence laws.

VAWA NEEDS TO BE REFORMED…

The Violence Against Women Act needs to be reformed, for a number of reasons:

Ideology over Science: Domestic violence programs are based on the ideological notion that domestic violence is all about persons’ patriarchal need for “power and control.”
Over-criminalization: Forty-six state DV/SA coalitions have called for an end to VAWA’s primary focus on “increased policing, prosecution, and imprisonment.”
Non-cooperative victims: According to the National District Attorneys Association, “Recantation encompasses a vast majority of the domestic violence prosecutor’s caseload, occurring in about 80% of all domestic violence criminal cases.”
Evidence of effectiveness: There is no good evidence that VAWA-funded programs have reduced rates of domestic violence.
Neglect of male victims: In 2016-2017, there were 6.5 million male victims and 5.6 million female victims of physical domestic violence, according to the CDC. But male victims are often ignored.
False allegations: A YouGov survey found that 8% of Americans have been victims of a false allegation of domestic violence, sexual assault, or child abuse.
Immigration injustice: VAWA deprives U.S. citizens of the right to defend against an allegation by a foreign national.
Waste, fraud, and financial abuse: Numerous instances of waste, fraud, and financial abuse by VAWA grantees point to a widespread and long-standing problem that shortchanges victims and cheats taxpayers.
Constitutional protections: VAWA has been found to be violating numerous Constitutional rights and protections such as the right to due process, equal treatment under the law, right to a fair trial, and more.
VAWA’s name: Given that men represent a majority of victims of domestic violence and coercive control, VAWA’s name should be modified to be gender inclusive, such as the “Partner Violence Reduction Act.”