Seeking Justice
How Vawa Reduced the Stronghold Over American Indian and Alaska Native Women
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12436813 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jennifer L Hartman (0000-0002-3881-1541, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 52-68 |
| Publication date | 2020-09-13 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Violence Against Women (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1077-8012 • E-ISSN: 1552-8448 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1077801220949695 |
| PMID | 32924877 |
| OpenAlex | W3086737421 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 14 |
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
Commit · Criminology · Domestic violence · Economic Justice · Environmental health · Jurisdiction · Poison control · Political science · Politics · Silence · Sociology · Sovereignty · State (computer science · Suicide prevention · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Law · Medicine · Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
Intimate Partner Violence and Sexual Assault in Native American Communities
Domestic Violence Among the Navajo
Prevalence and Consequences of Male-to-female and Female-to-male Intimate Partner Violence as Measured by the National Violence Against Women Survey
NIJ’s Program of Research on Violence Against American Indian and Alaska Native Women
The Distinctive Characteristics and Needs of Domestic Violence Victims in a Native American Community
Intimate Partner Violence and Women of Color
The Persistence of American Indian Health Disparities
Distributing Sovereignty
Intimate Partner Violence in American Indian and/or Alaska Native Communities
| Citations per year | 0.6 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2022 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |