Leslye E Orloff
Biographic Data
| ID | 6363014 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Leslye E Orloff |
| GIVEN NAMES | Leslye E |
| FAMILY NAME | Orloff |
| SIGNATURE | ORLOFF L E |
| AFFILIATIONS | NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund, 110 Maryland Ave, NE, Suite 311, Washington, D.C., USA |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 48 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1995 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Governmental and Industry Roles and Responsibilities With Regard to International Marriage Brokers
The unregulated nature of the international marriage broker (IMB) industry endangers women by denying them information necessary to make informed choices with respect to their intended U.S.-based citizen spouses. This article (a) provides an overview of the contemporary IMB industry, including a discussion of reasons underlying women's choices to use IMB agencies to meet and marry U.S.-based spouses, (b) discusses how this industry's marketing of…
Lifetime Prevalence of Violence Against Latina Immigrants
Although domestic violence plagues communities of all races, socio-economic status and geographical locations, some communities within the U.S. are more vulnerable because victims' alternatives to living with their abuser are more limited and they face more obstacles to obtaining the assistance they need to escape the violence. A particularly vulnerable group are Hispanic immigrants residing in the U.S. who have been described as living in more d…
Protecting Battered Women
Domestic violence is a major societal problem that affects millions of people. The American legal system is attempting to assist victims of domestic violence by designing laws that offer various types of protection. The civil laws have been expanded to provide protection to more people, such as dating partners, same-sex couples, and people who offer help to victims. In addition, a victim of domestic violence can seek a particularized form of reli…
A Look at the Violence Against Women Act and Gender-Related Political Asylum
This article explores two developments in immigration law that have provided avenues for women seeking lawful immigration status to independently assert their rights. The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) was signed into law on September 13, 1994 and contains the Battered Immigrant Women Provisions that allow battered women to obtain lawful permanent resident status through self-petitioning or suspension of deportation. VAWA applicants should obt…
Lifetime Prevalence of Violence Against Latina Immigrants
Although domestic violence plagues communities of all races, socio-economic status and geographical locations, some communities within the U.S. are more vulnerable because victims' alternatives to living with their abuser are more limited and they face more obstacles to obtaining the assistance they need to escape the violence. A particularly vulnerable group are Hispanic immigrants residing in the U.S. who have been described as living in more d…
A Look at the Violence Against Women Act and Gender-Related Political Asylum
This article explores two developments in immigration law that have provided avenues for women seeking lawful immigration status to independently assert their rights. The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) was signed into law on September 13, 1994 and contains the Battered Immigrant Women Provisions that allow battered women to obtain lawful permanent resident status through self-petitioning or suspension of deportation. VAWA applicants should obt…
Governmental and Industry Roles and Responsibilities With Regard to International Marriage Brokers
The unregulated nature of the international marriage broker (IMB) industry endangers women by denying them information necessary to make informed choices with respect to their intended U.S.-based citizen spouses. This article (a) provides an overview of the contemporary IMB industry, including a discussion of reasons underlying women's choices to use IMB agencies to meet and marry U.S.-based spouses, (b) discusses how this industry's marketing of…
A Look at the Violence Against Women Act and Gender-Related Political Asylum
This article explores two developments in immigration law that have provided avenues for women seeking lawful immigration status to independently assert their rights. The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) was signed into law on September 13, 1994 and contains the Battered Immigrant Women Provisions that allow battered women to obtain lawful permanent resident status through self-petitioning or suspension of deportation. VAWA applicants should obt…
Protecting Battered Women
Domestic violence is a major societal problem that affects millions of people. The American legal system is attempting to assist victims of domestic violence by designing laws that offer various types of protection. The civil laws have been expanded to provide protection to more people, such as dating partners, same-sex couples, and people who offer help to victims. In addition, a victim of domestic violence can seek a particularized form of reli…
Lifetime Prevalence of Violence Against Latina Immigrants
Although domestic violence plagues communities of all races, socio-economic status and geographical locations, some communities within the U.S. are more vulnerable because victims' alternatives to living with their abuser are more limited and they face more obstacles to obtaining the assistance they need to escape the violence. A particularly vulnerable group are Hispanic immigrants residing in the U.S. who have been described as living in more d…
Governmental and Industry Roles and Responsibilities With Regard to International Marriage Brokers
The unregulated nature of the international marriage broker (IMB) industry endangers women by denying them information necessary to make informed choices with respect to their intended U.S.-based citizen spouses. This article (a) provides an overview of the contemporary IMB industry, including a discussion of reasons underlying women's choices to use IMB agencies to meet and marry U.S.-based spouses, (b) discusses how this industry's marketing of…
Domestic violence (3 works) · Immigration (3 works) · Intimate Partner and Family Violence (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Poison control (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Suicide prevention (3 works) · Criminology (2 works) · Law (2 works)