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)
13 Pages Posted: 26 Jul 2013
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
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