Seeking Justice: How VAWA Reduced the Stronghold Over American Indian and Alaska Native Women.
Violence Against Women
; 27(1): 52-68, 2021 01.
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ABSTRACT
The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), originally passed in 1994, was successfully reauthorized in 2000, 2005, and 2013. Over time, VAWA altered the environment for many victims who had previously suffered in silence. This article focuses on how VAWA impacted American Indian (AI) and Alaska Native (AN) victims of dating and domestic violence. AI and AN women experience these crimes at a rate higher than the national average, yet they are often denied justice due to the interplay of federal and state laws and tribal sovereignty. VAWA affirmed tribes' sovereign authority to exercise criminal jurisdiction over non-Indians who commit crimes against AI and AN victims on tribal lands. This article also discusses future steps to enhance justice reforms.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Contexto en salud:
1_ASSA2030
Problema de salud:
1_desigualdade_iniquidade
Asunto principal:
Justicia Social
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Violencia
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Salud de la Mujer
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Indio Americano o Nativo de Alaska
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Gobierno
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Legislación como Asunto
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
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Equity_inequality
Límite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Violence Against Women
Asunto de la revista:
SAUDE DA MULHER
Año:
2021
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos