Articles Posted in Domestic Violence

Interviewer: I’m pretty sure you’ve seen social media come into play as well, like Facebook and things like that? Paul Tafelski: Yes, we’ve had cases where we’ve used Facebook postings in our cases to help prove that the person was lying or help prove how one minute they’re acting like a victim and the next minute they’re having a huge party and acting all tough and flashing, getting drunk and putting it on Facebook, so there’s a lot of opportunity to help your case through social media. Self-Representation is Not A Viable Option in a Domestic Violence Case Interviewer: In...

Interviewer: With Domestic Violence cases, is there always going to be an arrest? Paul Tafelski: For the most part nowadays there would usually be an arrest. I wouldn’t say always but I would say usually there would be an arrest because the police are told to make an arrest now. It used to be that the police might make one person leave the house for the night to sort of cool off and that’s what a lot of people would expect the police to do when they call them, but in reality the police are now instructed to make an...

Interviewer: Could a police officer question a child without the consent of the parent in a domestic violence case? Paul Tafelski: Yeah. Typically they will interview kids who they think are old enough to give a statement if they think it’s necessary. For example you might have a situation where the accused admits that what the accuser says is true. Well in that situation the cops might not feel like they have to interview the kids because they might feel like they just got an admission from the defendant and they have the statement of the complaining witness so they...