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legal armor for people who already got hurt once and shouldn't have to twice.
means a set of laws, programs, and procedures designed to shield crime victims and witnesses from retaliation, intimidation, or re-traumatization.
from emerged in force during the 1980s victims-rights movement, formalized in the US by the 1982 Victim and Witness Protection Act, which put teeth into shielding people who testify against dangerous defendants.
witness relocationmarshals have hidden over 19,000 witnesses since 1971.
restraining ordersa paper shield, but violating it is a crime.
scope creepnow covers trafficking, domestic abuse, and cyberstalking victims.
funding sourceoften paid by fines and fees from convicted offenders.