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7 HLRe: Off Rec. 1 (2016-2017)

handle is hein.journals/hlreoffrec7 and id is 1 raw text is: ARTICLE HOW THE MILITARY PROCESSES REPORTS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: A BRIEF LOOK AT THE WAYS A UNIFORMED-ABUSER IS PROSECUTED AND WHAT CAN CHANGE TO ENSURE PROSECUTION Martha Chace* TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION ...................................................2 II. HOW THE MILITARY PROCESSES DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ............4 A. How to Report Domestic Violence When the Offender is in the Military.............................5 1. Phase I .............5....... ...........5 2. Phase II................................6 3. Phase III...............................6 B. Prosecuting Domestic Violence Abusers under the UCMJ ....................7.... .............7 1. The UCMJ and Domestic Violence ... .............7 2. Non-Judicial Punishment ...................9 3. Judicial Punishment ...........l.........11 III. RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONCLUSION............... ..........13 * 2016 J.D., University of Houston Law Center. Martha Chace currently serves as clerk to the Honorable United States Bankruptcy Judge Jeff Bohm. The opinions within this Article are solely those of the Author and have no affiliation with Judge Bohm. The Author would like to thank University of Houston Law Center Professors Janet Heppard and Barbara Stalder for their outstanding course discussing domestic violence and how to prevent it, and also for their input in this paper. I would also like to thank my fianc6, Riley Wyrick, for his unwavering support and love. 1