Historical overview of U.S. policy and legislative responses to honor-based violence, forced marriage, and female genital mutilation/cutting / a report prepared by the Federal Research Division, Library of Congress, under and interagency agreement with the Office of the Director, National Institute of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice ; researcher: Marieke Brock ; attorney advisor: Emma Buckthal.

Format:

Book

Government document

Contributor:

Brock, Marieke, researcher.

Library of Congress. Federal Research Division

National Institute of Justice (U.S.), issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Forced marriage--United States.

Forced marriage.

Forced marriage--Government policy--United States.

Female genital mutilation--United States.

Female genital mutilation.

Female genital mutilation--Law and legislation--United States.

Women--Violence against--Government policy--United States.

Women.

Honor killings--Law and legislation--United States.

Honor killings.

Gender mainstreaming--United States.

Gender mainstreaming.

Female genital mutilation--Law and legislation.

Honor killings--Law and legislation.

Women--Violence against--Government policy.

United States.

Genre:

Government publications -- United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (80 pages) : color illustrations

Other Title:

Historical overview of United States policy and legislative responses to honor-based violence, forced marriage, and female genital mutilation/cutting

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice, 2018.

Notes:

"September 2018."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 76-80).

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (NCJRS website, viewed May 29, 2019).

OCLC:

1102634075