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1. Limited prosecution resources a. Particularly true of domestic violence cases where sometimes the government hesitates to intervene in family affairs
2. Lack of motivation to pursue a case b. Possible lack of resources to charge offenders accused of minor crimes due to excess of serious crimes
3. Desire to win c. Citizen-invoked complaints of domestic violence stand a slim change of producing criminal charges because of their lower visibility
4. Case brought to prosecutor's attention by police or victim a. Prosecutors hate to lose, and a burning desire to secure a conviction can influence a charging decision
5. Victim/offender race b. In domestic violence cases, charges are more likely to be filed against male rather than female perpetrators
6. Victim/offender sex c. In general, prosecution is more likely when the offender is nonwhite and the victim is white
1. *b
2. *a
3. *d
4. *c
5. *f
6. *e
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