Book contents
- Inequality across State Lines
- Inequality across State Lines
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- 1 Domestic Violence and Gender Inequality
- 2 Federal Action on Domestic Violence
- 3 Policymaking in the States
- 4 Explaining and Predicting the Adoption of State Domestic Violence Gun Laws
- 5 The View from the Courtroom
- 6 The Costs of Inequality in Domestic Violence Policies
- 7 Pathways for Improving Human Security for Women
- Appendices
- References
- Index
7 - Pathways for Improving Human Security for Women
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 23 February 2023
- Inequality across State Lines
- Inequality across State Lines
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- 1 Domestic Violence and Gender Inequality
- 2 Federal Action on Domestic Violence
- 3 Policymaking in the States
- 4 Explaining and Predicting the Adoption of State Domestic Violence Gun Laws
- 5 The View from the Courtroom
- 6 The Costs of Inequality in Domestic Violence Policies
- 7 Pathways for Improving Human Security for Women
- Appendices
- References
- Index
Summary
We conclude our book by summarizing our findings and discussing their implications. We circle back to where we began: violence against women remains a significant and serious impediment to achieving equal status for women in all dimensions of their lives. We offer suggested reforms for improving domestic violence laws and policy implementation at the federal and state levels while recognizing the limits of the federal government in dealing with what is essentially a very localized problem. The reality is that federalism creates unequal conditions for the human security of women across state lines. We end this chapter with proposed avenues of future research that explore more holistically the ways that communities deal with domestic violence. In expanding attention to domestic violence as a source of suppressed citizen participation by women in the United States, we hope to encourage the discipline of political science as well as policymakers and practitioners to address it more consistently and effectively.
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- Inequality across State LinesHow Policymakers Have Failed Domestic Violence Victims in the United States, pp. 173 - 188Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023