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GENDER CRIME [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-01-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Penal Law
- Family Law (common law)
- Social Problems
- Sociology of the Family
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- spousal abuse
1, record 1, English, spousal%20abuse
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- conjugal abuse 2, record 1, English, conjugal%20abuse
correct, noun
- domestic abuse 3, record 1, English, domestic%20abuse
correct, noun
- abuse between spouses 4, record 1, English, abuse%20between%20spouses
correct, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Abuse between spouses is not just a private problem. Assaulting, threatening or harming another person is a crime, whether or not they are your spouse. The law applies equally regardless of gender or the status of the relationship. Both women and men can be victims of violence from a family member and violence can occur in heterosexual and same-sex relationships. 5, record 1, English, - spousal%20abuse
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Spousal abuse is a pattern of behaviour intended to exercise control that one married or common-law partner perpetrates towards the other. 6, record 1, English, - spousal%20abuse
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit pénal
- Droit de la famille (common law)
- Problèmes sociaux
- Sociologie de la famille
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- maltraitance conjugale
1, record 1, French, maltraitance%20conjugale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La maltraitance conjugale est un schéma de comportement adopté dans le but de contrôler qu'un époux ou conjoint de fait exerce sur l'autre. 2, record 1, French, - maltraitance%20conjugale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2024-01-31
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Criminology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- crime causation
1, record 2, English, crime%20causation
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... analysis of crime causation among street-involved youth in Toronto relates occurrence of crime to hunger and the need for shelter and does provide gender analysis that links males to theft and females to the sex trade. 1, record 2, English, - crime%20causation
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Criminologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- cause du crime
1, record 2, French, cause%20du%20crime
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cause du crime : désignation habituellement utilisée au pluriel. 2, record 2, French, - cause%20du%20crime
Record 2, Key term(s)
- causes du crime
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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