Inequality across state lines: how policymakers have failed domestic violence victims in the United States

In the United States, one in four women will be victims of domestic violence each year. Despite the passage of federal legislation on violence against women beginning in 1994, differences persist across states in how domestic violence is addressed. Inequality Across State Lines illuminates the epide...

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Autor principal: Sidorsky, Kaitlin N. (Autor)
Otros Autores: Schiller, Wendy J. 1964-
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge New York Melbourne New Delhi Singapore Cambridge University Press 2023
En:Año: 2023
Acceso en línea: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Sumario:In the United States, one in four women will be victims of domestic violence each year. Despite the passage of federal legislation on violence against women beginning in 1994, differences persist across states in how domestic violence is addressed. Inequality Across State Lines illuminates the epidemic of domestic violence in the U.S. through the lens of politics, policy adoption, and policy implementation. Combining narrative case studies, surveys, and data analysis, the book discusses the specific factors that explain why U.S. domestic violence politics and policies have failed to keep women safe at all income levels, and across racial and ethnic lines. The book argues that the issue of domestic violence, and how government responds to it, raises fundamental questions of justice; gender and racial equality; and the limited efficacy of a state-by-state and even town-by-town response. This book goes beyond revealing the vast differences in how states respond to domestic violence, by offering pathways to reform.
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Descripción Física:1 Online-Ressource (xix, 221 Seiten)
ISBN:9781009279154
DOI:10.1017/9781009279154