UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | AMERICAS
Office on Violence Against Women
Type of Measure
Institutional mechanisms
Form of Violence
Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence; Sexual harassment; Sexual violence; Stalking
Year
1995
Brief Description

The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) of the Department of Justice was established in 1995. It provides federal leadership in developing the nation's capacity to reduce violence against women and administer justice for and strengthen services to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.

For more information on the activities of the OVW, please click here.


Source of Information
Department of Justice website
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