Hello, I am newly subscribed to this list, and belong to an NGO in Malaysia which provides shelter and counselling to women in crises; primarily victims of domestic violence and their children.
Recently, there has been a heavy emphasis on the issue of incest in Malaysia. There has been discussions of increasing the penalty for incest offenders to a maximum of 20 years, some parties even asking for compulsory life sentence or chemical castration. Does anyone have any research papers on understanding the causes of incest, especially from a feminist perspective? Also on the prevalance and current protocols dealing with the intervention and prevention of this issue in your respective countries? One main thread of discussion is, how does men's involvement in the upbringing of children affect the issue of incest? Appreciate any responses. Thanks. Jaclyn Kee Communications Officer Women's Aid Organisation P.O. Box 493, Jalan Sultan, 46760 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia Tel: 603 - 7956 3488 Fax: 603 - 7956 3237 www.wao.org.my ***End-violence is sponsored by UNIFEM and receives generous support from ICAP*** To post a message, send it to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To subscribe or unsubscribe, send a message to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. In the 1st line of the message type: subscribe end-violence OR type: unsubscribe end-violence Archives of previous End-violence messages can be found at: http://www.edc.org/GLG/end-violence/hypermail/
