NCJ Number
184690
Date Published
1998
Length
166 pages
Annotation
This book examines the many aspects of violence against women in the United States and the legislative efforts to address these crimes.
Abstract
According to the U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), women are the victims of more than 4.5 million violent crimes each year; this includes approximately 500,000 rapes or other sexual assaults. The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) was enacted as part of the Federal Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994. The VAWA is landmark bipartisan legislation that sets forth firm law enforcement tactics and includes important safeguards for female victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. In its first year, the VAWA and its related provisions proved effective in preventing domestic violence and providing protection for women against violent sex offenders. This book explains the most important components of the VAWA. It also profiles the S.T.O.P. Violence Against Women Grant Program and related studies, along with a description of the work of the Advisory Council on Violence Against Women. Separate chapters discuss various aspects of violence between intimates, domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and battered immigrant women and children. Appended relevant legislative provisions, directories, and tables, and a 10-item bibliography