Should the police and prosecutors always arrest and charge suspected perpetrators of intimate partner violence/domestic violence regardless of what the victim wants, or should they allow the victim to decide whether or not to prosecute?

Should the police and prosecutors always arrest and charge suspected perpetrators of intimate partner violence/domestic violence regardless of what the victim wants, or should they allow the victim to decide whether or not to prosecute? Published on September 30, 2019 → Survey conducted on September 30, 2019 on 18807 U.S. adults

All adults

Region

Gender

Politics

Age

Perpetrators should always be arrested and prosecuted

56%

Victims should be able to decide whether or not to prosecute

24%

Don’t know

20%

Perpetrators should always be arrested and prosecuted

56%

Victims should be able to decide whether or not to prosecute

24%

Don’t know

20%

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