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... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > victimology > victimology and crime prevention > legislation and statutes > Violence Against Women Act of 1994 and Subsequent Revisions

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Violence Against Women Act of 1994 and Subsequent Revisions  

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  • Violence against women and domestic violence are major social concerns. Women and leading representatives of the Women's Liberation Movement during the 1960s and 1970s began a continued process of requesting legalistic changes protecting females from systematic violence. [Source: Encyclopedia of Victimology and Crime Prevention; Violence Against Women Act of 1994 and Subsequent Revisions]

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