Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (VAWA)
Pub.L. 103–322, 108 Stat. 1902, 18 U.S.C. §§ 2261-2266
VAWA is a federal law aimed at ending violence against women and remedying the laws and social practices that have fostered and justified the history of violence against women. VAWA focuses on nine specific areas of intervention: enhancing judicial and law enforcement tools to combat violence against women (Title I); improving services for victims (Title II); services, protection, and justice for young victims of violence (Title III); strengthening America’s families by preventing violence (Title IV); strengthening the healthcare system’s response (Title V); housing opportunities and safety for battered women and children (Title VI); providing economic security for victims (Title VII); protection of battered and trafficked immigrants (Title VIII); and safety for Indian women (Title IX).
Pub.L. 103–322, 108 Stat. 1902, 16 U.S.C. § 1a–7a, 18 U.S.C. §§ 2247-2248, 2259, 2261-2266, 42 USCA §§ 3796gg et seq., 5712d, 10416-10418, 13925, 13931, 13941-13943, 13951, 13961-13963, 13971, 13973, 13975, 13981, 13991 to 13994, 14001, 14002, 14011-14015, 14031-14040, 14041, 14041a, 14041b, 14042, 14043, 14043a, 14043a–1-14043a–3, 14043b, 14043b–1 to 14043b–4, 14043c, 14043c–1 to 14043c–3, 14043d, 14043d–1-4043d–4, 14043e, 14043e–1-14043e–4, 14043f, 14043g
