Rivera, Jenny. 1995. Puerto Rico's Domestic Violence Prevention and Intervention Law and the United States Violence against Women Act of 1994: The Limitations of Legislative Responses. Columbia Journal of Gender and Law 5 (1): 78-126.
No End in Sight for Puerto Rico’s Gender Violence EpidemicMonths after the governor declared a state of emergency, nothing has changed. ByAndrea González-Ramírez politicsMar. 18, 2021 172 Republicans Voted to Oppose the Violence Against Women ActTheir priorities could not be any clearer. ...
As Puerto Rico continues to struggle with the coronavirus pandemic and damage from Hurricane Maria and earthquakes, domestic violence cases have been on the rise. Advocates are demanding more funding, even though the island is in a debt crisis. Gen senio
Courts Domestic Violence Counselors conduct outreach and provide assistance to individuals experiencing domestic violence. Specific duties include providing crisis intervention, safety planning, and short term counseling, conducting weekly support groups for victims as well as advocating on their behalf with ...
The governor of Puerto Rico recently declared a state of emergency related to gender-based violence, noting it to be a serious social and public health problem that has gotten worse as a function of the territory's economic turmoil, Hurricane Maria, and now the COVID-19 pandemic (Florido, ...
A sample of 302 Puerto Rican gay males living in Puerto Rico and New York participated in this study with the objective of assessing the prevalence of dome... SR Madera,J Toro-Alfonso - 《J Homosex》 被引量: 31发表: 2005年 Understanding domestic violence among gay and bisexual men. In ...
Puerto Rico's Domestic Violence Prevention and Intervention Law and the United States Violence Against Women Act of 1994: The Limitations of Legislative Re... 1995. Puerto Rico's Domestic Violence Prevention and Intervention Law and the United States Violence against Women Act of 1994: The Limitati...
Domestic violence and sexual violence allegations against professional sports players have appeared frequently in the headlines in the last several years – as have accusations that player’s governing organizations have failed to address or prevent thes
prosecutors often ignore it. None of Colorado’s laws aimed to protect against domestic violence limit a prosecutor’s power to dismiss a case per the victim's request. Nonetheless, a victim’s choice not to go to trial is treated in a manner “less vigorous” than the defendant’s choice...
Press release: Urban Resource Institute Urban Resource Institute (URI), the largest provider of domestic violence residential services in the U.S. and an innovative leader in the issue of pets and domestic violence, has announced a $260,000 grant awarded