Backsliding on Protection Against Domestic Violence Victims

NPR:
http://www.npr.org/2011/10/12/141287214/topeka-repeals-domestic-violence-law
Washington Post:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/blogpost/post/topeka-kan-repeals-city-law-against-domestic-violence-to-save-money/2011/10/12/gIQAZTgVfL_blog.html
New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/12/us/topeka-moves-to-decriminalize-domestic-violence.html
Christian Science Monitor:
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2011/1012/Why-Topeka-Kan.-repealed-its-ban-on-domestic-violence
Forbes:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2011/10/12/topeka-kansas-has-decriminalized-domestic-violence/
Kansas City Star:
http://www.kansascity.com/2011/10/11/3202008/topeka-repeals-law-against-misdemeanor.html
AP:
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iSUqqT9rApShhVH7iJLNnaR_kp4g?docId=545ce83738e04e82b080b9a94a66b63e
CBS News:
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/10/13/ap/business/main20120110.shtml
Center for Disease Control Study on the Costs of Domestic Violence (2003)
http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/pub-res/ipv_cost/ipvbook-final-feb18.pdf