Nearly half of domestic violence victims say law enforcement is dismissive of them | Opinion

A new study also shows that survivors reported a lack of information about resources and confusion about their options for the next steps.

"In their words," a study conducted by Partners, a non-profit public interest firm, interviewed domestic abuse survivors from North Jersey and found that many cited law enforcement to be dismissive, discouraging and discriminatory when responding to them.Each year, over 100,000 New Jerseyans are victims of criminal acts of domestic violence.

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