I centri antiviolenza nelle politiche regionali: eterogeneità e prospettive

Policies to prevent and combat violence against women are defined by national and regional provisions. Starting from a brief historical and regulatory reconstruction concerning the development of the role of the anti-violence centres in Italy, the article will focus on regional and autonomous provinces' contexts, in order to explore the diffe-rences in the Italian realm. Reconstructing the formal framework of the activities of services, the article will deepen some dimensions regarding the role of anti-vio-lence centres at the local level and will propose a reflection about the recognition of their peculiarities and the acknowledgment of the spec-ificity of anti-violence policies.