Meet Me at the Hill Where We Used to Park – Interpersonal Processes Associated with Victim Recantation

"[This study] used live telephone conversations between domestic violence perpetrators and victims to answer novel questions about how and why victims arrive at their decision to recant and/or refuse prosecution efforts [… the results] identify, in the context of ongoing interactions, strategies perpetrators use - sympathy appeals and minimization - to successfully persuade their victim and strategies couples use to preserve their relationship. Practitioners must double their efforts to hold perpetrators accountable for their actions, and efforts made to link victims to trusted advocates who can help them defend against perpetrators’ sophisticated techniques."