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Domestic Violence Court Observation

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I had the opportunity to visit a Kankakee County Domestic Violence Court on February 24, 2016. The purpose of this assignment was to challenge me to think about social justice, oppression, and discrimination related to individuals and families as well as social service providers in the court system. The purpose of the Domestic Violence Court was designed to improve the safety of victims and their families through related family issues, such as custody, visitation, civil protection orders, divorce, and enhance offender accountability.
My general observations of the court proceedings was that it was located on the third floor in room 309. The courtroom had a small group of people waiting outside of the room, most of them men in business suits.
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