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VAWA Reforms

The reforms made to the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) in 2022, which aimed to close gaps in the prosecution of sexual violence cases.

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How do federal civil‑rights statutes get applied in prosecutions of law‑enforcement officers accused of sexual violence?

are the principal federal tools for prosecuting law‑enforcement officers accused of sexual violence: prosecutors most commonly rely on the “color of law” criminal statute, 18 C. § 242, supplemented si...