Violence Against Women Act Elements and Considerations

Name: Violence Against Women Act Elements and Considerations
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ISBN: 9781622575879

ISBN-10: 1622575873

ISBN-13: 9781622575879

Edition: 2013

Authors: Joshua Abrahamson, Roger T. Cantrell

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In the early 1990's, Congress passed the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). The act was intended to change attitudes toward domestic violence, foster awareness of domestic violence, improve services and provisions for victims, and revise the manner in which the criminal justice system responds to domestic violence. This legislation created new programs within the Department of Justice and Health and Human Services that aimed to both reduce domestic violence and improve response to and recovery from domestic violence incidents. VAWA primarily addresses certain types of violent crime through grant programs to state, tribal, and local governments; non-profit organizations; and universities.…

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List price: $110.00
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Nova Science Publishers, Incorporated
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 159
Size: 7.25" wide x 10.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English



Preface



The Violence Against Women Act: Overview, Legislation, and Federal Funding




Immigration Provisions of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)




Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction over Non-Indians in the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Reauthorization and the SAVE Native Women Act




Statement of Susan B. Carbon, Director of the Office on Violence Against Women. Hearing on "The U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women": Department of Justice



Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Dating Violence, and Stalking: National Data Collection Efforts Underway to Address Some Information Gaps. Statement of Eileen R. Lawrence, Government Accountability Office, delivered at the Hearing on "The Violence Against Women Act: Building on Seventeen Years of Accomplishments": The United States Government Accountability Office



Female Victims of Violence




Stalking Victimization in the United States



Index