Prawo i regulacje · 20/06/1995

Advisory Council on Violence Against Women

In accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, and Executive Order No. 12838, the Attorney General is establishing the Advisory Council on Violence Against Women for the purpose of providing the Attorney General and Secretary of Health and Human Services practical and general policy advice concerning the implementation of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). The committee will work to bring national attention to the problem of violence against women and increase public awareness of the need for improved strategies to curb and/or eliminate violence against women. In addition, the committee will provide an organized public forum of discussion of issues relating to violence against women. Necessity for this Advisory Council arose due to implementation of the VAWA. Through the creation of new federal crimes and enhanced penalties, and the commitment of federal resources, the VAWA seeks to reduce the incidence of violence against women and to improve the response of the criminal justice system and human services providers to such violence. The Advisory Council shall be composed of 40 members representing law enforcement agencies, the health and mental health