Laws and Policy to Address the Link of Family Violence

Chapter in The Link Between Animal Abuse and Human Violence 228 (Andrew Linzey ed., 2009)

GWU Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2013-106

GWU Law School Public Law Research Paper No. 2013-106

13 Pages Posted: 26 Jul 2013

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Joan E. Schaffner

George Washington University - Law School

Date Written: 2009

Abstract

This chapter argues that there is a link between animal cruelty and physical abuse of humans and advocates for focusing on the link between the two behavioral patterns. I suggest that the law may capitalize upon this link to better address the violence by incorporating compassion into educational programs, enacting laws that properly indicate the seriousness of animal abuse, with stiff penalties, require cross-reporting of abuses among agencies, providing safe havens for all victims of family abuse, and more aggressively prosecuting and punishing abusers.

Keywords: animal cruelty, family violence, abuse

JEL Classification: D10, K39

Suggested Citation

Schaffner, Joan E., Laws and Policy to Address the Link of Family Violence (2009). Chapter in The Link Between Animal Abuse and Human Violence 228 (Andrew Linzey ed., 2009), GWU Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2013-106, GWU Law School Public Law Research Paper No. 2013-106, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2297929

Joan E. Schaffner (Contact Author)

George Washington University - Law School ( email )

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