Violence against women and trans people is worse than previously thought, new research finds • Michigan Advance
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This story was originally reported by Jasmine Mithani and Mariel Padilla of The 19th. Meet Jasmine and Mariel and read more of their reporting on gender, politics and policy. Violence against women and trans people is worse than previously thought, according to new research released Wednesday from Tulane University and University of California, San Diego. […]

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Advocates have told The 19th that violence prevention is one of the most underfunded aspects of the movement to end gender-based violence, and is often the first program to be eliminated when budgets tighten.

Raj said many people look to law enforcement as a primary solution, but she argued that’s not adequate.

“Most people don’t turn to the criminal justice system when these things happen,” Raj said. “You can’t have a criminal justice response for 50 percent of the population — that’s not going to work. We need to be building community responses. Economic responses are really key.”