Boston University, Boston, MA, USA.
Am J Law Med. 2022 Dec;48(4):435-446. doi: 10.1017/amj.2023.6.
Traditional methods to prevent and respond to domestic violence include criminal laws, national hotlines, and community programming to promote healthy relationships. Despite these methods, domestic violence continues to be a prevalent public health issue. In recent years, some states began to focus prevention and intervention efforts on the beauty industry. States including Arkansas, Illinois, Tennessee and Washington enacted laws that mandate domestic violence training for salon workers and other beauty professionals. The laws largely require salon workers to attend an informational training on domestic violence before obtaining or renewing their license. However, they do not require any affirmative action on the part of the salon worker if the client discloses that he or she is experiencing domestic violence. This paper investigates how the legislation uses the historically close relationship between hairdressers and their clients in order to achieve a unique way of reaching domestic violence victims, as well as the drawbacks to the legislative structure and atypical public health approach.
传统的预防和应对家庭暴力的方法包括刑法、国家热线和促进健康关系的社区项目。尽管有这些方法，家庭暴力仍然是一个普遍存在的公共卫生问题。近年来，一些州开始将预防和干预工作的重点放在美容行业。阿肯色州、伊利诺伊州、田纳西州和华盛顿州等州颁布了法律，要求沙龙工人和其他美容专业人员接受家庭暴力培训。这些法律主要要求沙龙工人在获得或更新执照之前参加关于家庭暴力的信息培训。然而，如果客户透露自己正在经历家庭暴力，沙龙工人并不需要采取任何积极的行动。本文研究了立法如何利用理发师和客户之间历史上的密切关系，以实现一种独特的方式接触家庭暴力受害者，以及立法结构和非典型公共卫生方法的缺陷。
