id	author	title	date	pages	extension	mime	words	sentence	flesch	summary	cache	txt
cjgl-2380	Rivera, Jenny	Puerto Rico’s Domestic Violence Prevention and Intervention Law and the United States’ Violence Against Women Act of 1994: The Limitations of Legislative Responses	1995	49	.pdf	application/pdf	20517	946	45	The Violence Against Women Act provides a nonexhaustive list of the types of issues which should be addressed by these programs, including: rape and sexual assault by strangers and nonstrangers; the social and economic impact on society of rape, sexual assault, and domestic violence; the historical evolution of laws and attitudes on sexual assault and domestic violence; stereotyping of sexual assault and domestic violence victims; application of rape shield laws; rape trauma syndrome and post-traumatic stress syndrome; reasons rape victims refuse to testify; the nature and incidence of domestic violence; self-defense and the battered woman syndrome; reasons why victims do not leave their batterers; the implications of mutual orders of protection, dual arrest policies; and mediation in domestic violence cases. The official is responsible for: (a) providing and facilitating medical attention for any physical injuries; (b) providing transportation to a safe location if the woman expresses concern about her safety; (c) upon her request, providing protection and assistance to the woman as she recovers personal items from her residence or other location; (d) informing the woman about the importance of preserving the evidence of abuse; and (e) informing the woman about her rights and about the available public and private services for victims of domestic violence, as well as providing her with a fact sheet for domestic violence victims.	cache/cjgl-2380.pdf	txt/cjgl-2380.txt