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How the Minneapolis Police Department responds to domestic violence cases puts survivors at risk and doesn’t hold abusers accountable. 

 by Global Rights for Women, a nonprofit organization based in Minneapolis that works toward helping women and girls around the world live free from gender-based violence and attain equal rights.

MPR News host Angela Davis talks with the author of the report about the gaps in police officer response to domestic violence cases, including that police officers often didn’t attempt to locate abusers if they fled the scene before the officers arrived, leaving the victim vulnerable to future violence. 

Also, the head of an anti-violence organization in Duluth joins us to discuss how the “Duluth model” became the most common intervention program for domestic abuse in the United States and what makes it work. 

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The way domestic violence cases are handled in Minneapolis is drawing criticism after a study found some big gaps in the process. MPR News host Angela Davis talks with the author of the report and someone who works with survivors and abusers.

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