How Do We Better Hold Abusers Accountable?

Beyond arrest and incarceration, how can we reduce violence between intimate partners? Law professor Leigh Goodmark in her latest book “Decriminalizing Domestic Violence,---- argues that relying on the criminal justice system to address violence often harms victims and does little to prevent abuse in the future.Then, the House of Ruth offers a path of 90-minutes sessions over 28 weeks designed to teach non-violence relationship skills to perpetrators of abuse. Director of training and education Lisa Nitsch describes the Gateway Project.Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472