NCJ Number
146192
Date Published
1988
Length
15 pages
Annotation
In 1985, the United Nation General Assembly passed resolution 40/36 on domestic violence, requesting the Secretary General to intensify research on domestic violence from a criminological perspective in order to formulate action-oriented strategies that could serve as a basis for policy formulation.
Abstract
In response, the United Nations Center for Social Development and Humanitarian Affairs has undertaken several substantive activities. An expert group meeting on violence in the family was held to focus specifically on the effects of domestic violence on women. The meeting concluded that violence against women in the family crossed all divisions of class, income, race, culture, and religion. The participants at the meeting made recommendations concerning immediate and long-term crisis intervention, prevention, assistance, and remedial measures, as well as specific technical recommendations that would advance work on the issue on the international level. Other United Nations bodies have also considered the issue of violence against women and made appropriate recommendations for future action. 3 notes and 1 appendix