Limited prosecution resources
Lack of motivation to pursue a case
Desire to win
Case brought to prosecutor’s attention by police or victim
Victim/offender race
Victim/offender sex
| A. | In general, prosecution is more likely when the offender is nonwhite and the victim is white |
| B. | The possible lack of resources to charge offenders accused of minor crimes due to excess of serious crimes |
| C. | Prosecutors hate to lose, and a burning desire to secure a conviction can influence a charging decision |
| D. | Particularly true of domestic violence cases, in which the government sometimes hesitates to intervene in family affairs |
| E. | Citizen-invoked complaints of domestic violence stand a slim change of producing criminal charges because of their lower visibility |
| F. | In domestic violence cases, charges are more likely to be filed against male rather than female perpetrators |
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