A Comparative Analysis of Domestic Violence Protection Legislation in Canada

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dc.contributor.advisorKneebone, Ronald
dc.contributor.authorDennett, Thom
dc.date.accessioned2016-08-30T21:42:30Z
dc.date.available2016-08-30T21:42:30Z
dc.date.issued2012-09
dc.description.abstractDomestic violence is a pervasive social problem. It affects all Canadians to some extent, but is especially worrisome for women. "Every hour of every day, a woman in Alberta will undergo some form of interpersonal violence from an ex-partner or ex-spouse" (Wells, Boodt, & Emery, 2012). Although Alberta falls on the higher end of rates of domestic violence compared to other sub-national jurisdictions, it is not uncharacteristic of the rest of Canada (Sinha, 2012). One of the strategies to deal with domestic violence has been the introduction of specialized domestic violence legislation. Nine of the thirteen sub-national jurisdictions in Canada have active specialized domestic violence legislation, and two sub-national jurisdictions had bills for specialized domestic violence legislation that did not get royal assent. The federal government has a bill for specialized domestic violence legislation that was passed through the Senate, and is currently in the House of Commons (Canada P. o., 2012). These statutes all have similarities, but have significant differences in several areas. Specifically they differ in their definitions of violence and what kind of relationship one has to be in, the offence and penalties provision, whether there is an arrest provision, and the duration of orders. This report compares the various legislations, highlights the differences in legislation, and discusses the implications of the diversity of legislation throughout Canada.en_US
dc.description.refereedYesen_US
dc.identifier.citationDennett, Thom. (2012). A Comparative Analysis of Domestic Violence Protection Legislation in Canada ( Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca.en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/30081
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/51541
dc.languageEnglishen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisher.departmentThe School of Public Policyen_US
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Graduate Studiesen_US
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen_US
dc.titleA Comparative Analysis of Domestic Violence Protection Legislation in Canadaen_US
dc.typereporten_US
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