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MALTRAITANCE EPOUSE [1 record]

Record 1 2024-12-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Penal Law
  • Family Law (common law)
  • Social Problems
  • Sociology of Women
CONT

[A] key recommendation [from the province of Manitoba was] a major public awareness campaign with a strong message that wife abuse is a crime. This campaign was implemented in the spring of 1990 and resulted in a significant increase in the use of shelter services.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit pénal
  • Droit de la famille (common law)
  • Problèmes sociaux
  • Sociologie des femmes

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Derecho penal
  • Derecho de familia (common law)
  • Problemas sociales
  • Sociología de la mujer
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