Successful Prosecution of Intimate Violence: Making it Offender-Focused - Paperbackby Bridget H. Ryan (Author), Veronique N. Valliere (Author) Offender focused prosecution concentrates attention to the actions, decisions, choices, and motivations of the offender. Crimes of intimate violence tend to compel investigators, prosecutors, and defense attorneys to fixate on the victim's behavior to prove or disprove a case. Prosecutors can become helpless when faced with uncooperative victims, challenging facts, or attacks on the victims'