Providing safe shelter for abused women and their children was the first major effort of the grassroots battered women's movement. Currently, there are more than 1,200 shelters, crisis lines, and safe home networks nationwide. These programs not only offer women and children safety, but also provide advocacy, support, and other needed services.
The criminal justice system is taking a tougher stance on domestic violence. Police departments around the country are starting to view arrest as the preferred response to violence in the home. Prosecutors and judges are changing policies to let abusers know their acts are criminal and will not be tolerated.
Men are increasingly being held accountable for their violence against their female partners. In addition to the criminal justice system's more active involvement programs for men who batter are being tried around the country. These programs, where men may learn to take responsibility for their violence, can only be as effective as the participants willingness to change.
State and local governments, nonprofit agencies, and battered women's advocates are working together to ensure that the rights of domestic violence victims are protected.

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