The Violence Against Women Act is unlikely to reduce intimate partner violence – here's why
- Written by Leigh Goodmark, Professor of Law, University of Maryland, Baltimore
Most dollars spent on fighting domestic violence go to the criminal justice system.Shutterstock/Fure
The Violence Against Women Act, the federal government’s signature legislation aimed at responding to domestic violence, rape, sexual assault and stalking, expired at the end of September.
Legislative wrangling over the act’s provisions...