| Description |
1 online resource (317 p.) |
| Series |
Advances in Police Theory and Practice Ser |
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Advances in Police Theory and Practice Ser
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| Contents |
Cover -- Half Title -- Series Information -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Figures -- Images -- Tables -- Contributors -- Foreword -- Series Editor's Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: An Interfaces Approach to the Global Problems of Gender-Based Domestic Violence -- Thinking About Gender-Based Domestic Violence Through Interfaces -- References -- Section One North and South America -- 1 The Myth of the Universal Woman: The (White) Feminist Fantasy and the Invisibility of Violence Against Women of Color |
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The Mythical Declaration of Violence Against Women of Color -- The Violent Myth About Gender -- The Violent Myth About Culture -- COVID-19, Climate Change, and DV -- Stand Under My Umbrella -- Notes -- References -- 2 Paradigm Shift in Latin American Legislation Over Time: From Domestic Violence Laws to Comprehensive Legislation On ... -- Introduction -- Theoretical and Analytical Approach -- Data Collection -- Legislative Instruments to Address VAW -- Frames and Definitions of VAW in Latin American Legislation -- Human Rights, Gender Inequality, and Intersectional Framings On VAW |
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Definition and Scope of VAW -- Policy Strategies: Presence and Strength of a Comprehensive Approach Toward VAW in Latin American Legislation -- Institutional Reforms and State Capacity Toward VAW -- Institutional Reforms -- State Bureaucratic and Social Capacity-Building Provisions -- Provisions to Address Gender-Based Violence in the Event of Disasters and Climate Change in Latin American Legislation -- Legislative Responses Toward VAW in the Wake of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Latin America -- Legislation and Bills -- Institutional Innovations |
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Actions of Legislative Gender Institutions: Gender Commissions and Women Caucuses -- Conclusions -- Notes -- Bibliography -- 3 Gender-Based Violence and Femicide in Mexico: Why Is the Law Failing to Protect Mexico's Women? -- The Persistence of Femicide -- Human Rights Discourse On Women -- Legal and Institutional Frameworks -- One Step Forward, Two Steps Back -- The Drug War and GBV -- Global Pandemic and GBV -- Climate Change and GBV -- Shifting Realities -- Conclusion -- References -- 4 Violence Against Women in Mexico City: A Cry for Change -- Introduction -- Cultural Values and IPV |
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IPV, Internal Migration, and Health -- The Impact of COVID-19 -- Moving Forward: Recommendations to Promote Social Change -- References -- 5 Severe Licking: Calypso Considers Domestic Violence -- Man Talk -- Woman Talk -- Conclusion -- Calypsos Referenced -- Acknowledgment -- Notes -- Works Cited -- 6 Gender-Based Violence in the English-Speaking Caribbean: Chronicling Guyana's Progress -- Country Profile -- Overview of Gender Inequality in Guyana -- Interpersonal Partner Violence in Guyanese Society -- Domestic Violence Law in Guyana -- Guyana's Shadow Pandemic: Domestic Violence and COVID-19 |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
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Response From Law Enforcement |
| Subject |
Women -- Violence against -- Cross-cultural studies
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Women -- Violence against -- Case studies
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Women -- Violence against
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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Case studies
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Cross-cultural studies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Scharff Peterson, Diana
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| ISBN |
9781000847666 |
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1000847667 |
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