Does Legal Change Induce Behavioral Change in Domestic Violence Against Women?

In this paper, we study the effectiveness of the Brazilian “Maria da Penha” Law—a law that imposed criminal sanctions on and promoted rehabilitation programs for known perpetrators of acts of domestic violence exclusively against women, issued restraining orders against perpetrators, required perpet...

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Authors: Schneider, Rodrigo (Author) ; Piazza, Kelly Senters (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2023
In: Journal of interpersonal violence
Year: 2023, Volume: 38, Issue: 9/10, Pages: 6942-6960
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
Gender Studies
Health
Public Policy
Criminal law
Domestic abuse