NCJ Number
216277
Date Published
October 2000
Length
12 pages
Annotation
This national agenda for ending violence against women discusses the principles underlying the agenda; the agenda's objectives; and key elements of the agenda's response to sexual assault, domestic violence, and stalking.
Abstract
The five principles underlying the agenda are as follows: violence against women requires the Nation's urgent response; current social norms support violence against women; enhancing victim services and strengthening perpetrator sanctions are key components of the response; prevention and early intervention must be prioritized; and everyone has a role to play. The agenda outlines six key areas that require nationwide action. First, ensure that all women who are victims of violence have a place to turn. Second, enhance the health and mental health care systems' response to violence against women. Third, provide equal and safe access to the justice system and the protections it affords. Fourth, increase women's access to economic options. Fifth, invest in prevention and early intervention with children and youth. Sixth, identify and eliminate social norms that condone violence against women. One of the key elements in the Nation's response to sexual assault, domestic violence, and stalking against women is to strengthen community-based services and advocacy for victims. A second is to improve the health and mental health care systems' response. Other responses include enhancing the justice system's intervention, promoting women's economic security, increasing safety and nonviolence on college campuses, ensuring safety and nonviolence in the workplace, intervention and prevention with children and youth, campaigns to mobilize the public, safety promotion for Native women, and the promotion of international justice. 13 notes