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Social Control, Law, Crime, and Deviance

2012

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Domestic Violence Lawmaking In Asia: Some Innovative Trends In Feminist Lawmaking, Rangita De Silva De Alwis Jan 2012

Domestic Violence Lawmaking In Asia: Some Innovative Trends In Feminist Lawmaking, Rangita De Silva De Alwis

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Domestic violence lawmaking intersects global human rights norms and domestic women's movements. Domestic violence is both a global and local phenomenon. The World Bank argues that domestic violence accounts for one in five lost years in women aged 15-44. The costs range from direct expenses such as medical care and social services to productivity and labor market costs to the psychological toll imposed by the intergenerational transmission of violence. The international women's movement and the international human rights conventions have confirmed that violence in the home is neither a private issue nor a cultural practice. Domestic violence was placed on …


The Impact Of Adolescent Gang Membership In Involvement In Intimate Partner Violence In Adulthood, Sarah J. Greenman, Timothy O. Ireland Dec 2011

The Impact Of Adolescent Gang Membership In Involvement In Intimate Partner Violence In Adulthood, Sarah J. Greenman, Timothy O. Ireland

Sarah Greenman

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