Prior to the 1960s most states decriminalized family violence.

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Prior to the 1960s, family violence was largely viewed as a private matter and was often not considered a crime. Many states did not have specific laws addressing domestic violence, and those that did often did not enforce them effectively. It was not until the women's liberation movement in the 1960s and 1970s that domestic violence began to be recognized as a serious social problem and efforts were made to criminalize it.

Prior to the 1960s Most States Decriminalized Family Violence