Justice system practitioners, victim advocates, and researchers have cited the following major benefits of domestic violence courts:

The program was met with praise from the victim advocates and social services community.

Newcomb works as a victim advocate, the same position that Thornton herself held.

Add to the stack the victim advocate who chose his own victims from the department's client list.

Over the years, he has served as a certified victim advocate, chapter officer, state spokesperson and organizer.

The family did not return a request for comment left with the victim advocate.

Owens also announced that he would ask university officials to add two more members, including a victim advocate, to the independent panel investigating the football program.

This is why in California, where mandatory medical reporting is the law, many victim advocates have gone on record opposing it.

No matter how difficult it is to bring cases, many victim advocates and law enforcement officials say the battle is still worth fighting.

The worst part, she said, has been breaking the news to victims and victim advocates.