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1 online resource (112 pages) |
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Social Issues, Justice and Status |
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Social issues, justice and status series.
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FEDERAL RESPONSES TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: THE FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND SERVICES ACT AND THE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT; FEDERAL RESPONSES TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: THE FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND SERVICES ACT AND THE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND SERVICES ACT (FVPSA): BACKGROUND AND FUNDING; SUMMARY; INTRODUCTION; BACKGROUND; Definitions; Risk Factors for Domestic Violence; Profiles of Survivors; National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey |
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National Crime Victimization SurveyEffects of Domestic Violence; Effects of Domestic Violence; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: DEVELOPMENT OF THE ISSUE; Congressional Response; FVPSA OVERVIEW; FUNDING; FORMULA GRANTS TO STATES, TERRITORIES, AND TRIBES; Selected Grant Conditions Pertaining to Use and Distribution of Funds ; Selected Grant Conditions Pertaining to Victims ; STATE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COALITIONS; NATIONAL AND SPECIAL ISSUE RESOURCE CENTERS; NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINE; PREVENTION ACTIVITIES (DELTA); DELTA; DELTA Prep; DELTA FOCUS; CHILDREN AND YOUTH EXPOSED TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE |
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BackgroundSPECIALIZED SERVICES FOR ABUSED PARENTS ANDTHEIR CHILDREN/EXPANDING SERVICES FOR CHILDRENAND YOUTH EXPOSED TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; Support for Runaway and Homeless Youth Demonstration Grant; Enhanced Services for Children Who Have Been Exposed to Domestic Violence Semipostal Stamp; FVPSA INTERACTION WITH OTHER FEDERAL LAWS; Child Abuse and Neglect; Violence against Women Act (VAWA); Victims of Crime Act (VOCA); FEDERAL COORDINATION; APPENDIX A. DEFINITIONS; APPENDIX B. RESEARCH ON PREVALENCE AND EFFECTS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, THE NEED FOR SHELTER AND SERVICES |
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Surveys of Domestic Violence Victims Receiving Shelter and Supportive ServicesOne-Day Census; Surveys of Domestic Violence Shelter and Service Providers; APPENDIX C. FUNDING FOR SELECTED FVPSA ACTIVITIES; End Notes; Chapter 2: THE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT: OVERVIEW, LEGISLATION, AND FEDERAL FUNDING; SUMMARY; BACKGROUND AND HISTORY OF THE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT (VAWA); VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT OF 1994; Investigations and Prosecutions; Grant Programs; Other VAWA Requirements; Office on Violence against Women; Categories of Crime Addressed through VAWA; Domestic Violence |
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Intimate Partner HomicideSexual Assault; Dating Violence; Stalking; Reauthorizations of VAWA; REAUTHORIZATION OF VAWA AND THE 113TH CONGRESS; Description of H.R. 11 and S. 47; Selected Similarities and Differences in Bills from the 112th Congress; APPENDIX A. FEDERAL PROGRAMS AUTHORIZED BY VAWA; APPENDIX B. SELECTED ISSUES IN VAWA LEGISLATION FROM THE 112TH CONGRESS; End Notes; INDEX |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
United States. Violence Against Women Act of 1994.
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| SUBJECT |
Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (United States) fast |
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Family violence -- Law and legislation -- United States
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LAW -- Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.
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Family violence -- Law and legislation
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781626189522 |
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1626189528 |
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