Vulnerable Populations: Victims of Violence
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‘Vulnerable Populations: Victims of Violence’
Norita Prather
BSHS/302-BSAE0ZSH3
University of Phoenix
Instructor: Tami Frye
September 26, 2011
Each domestic abuse relationship is unique, and has a pattern that holds certain signs, clues, and characteristics that could have helped decide if one were in an unhealthy or abusive relationship. There are significant indicators that are common to all virtual cases of domestic abuse, mainly because people have heard much about domestic abuse, but did not think it applied to their situation. What is domestic abuse, how is it defined for someone to recognize and seek help; coming from someone that has a damaged cornea as a result of domestic abuse, I will give my definition. I think a single incident usually does not constitute abuse. Domestic abuse usually involves a pattern of abusive events, where victims typically experience a repetitive, cyclic pattern of destructive or violent behaviors that generally escalate over time. I think the main contributor of domestic abuse if based on power and control. There are many misconceptions of what taking control means, in a domestic abuse situation, taking control to one may think that is a sign of caring and wanting only the best for the other. Furthermore, there is no reason for anyone to go through domestic abuse whether it is physical or verbal. I would advise victims to be smart, and safe, and get away--someone’s life might depend on the choice you make. The history of domestic violence has been prevalent throughout the United States and other parts of the World--and intimate partner abuse has been a part of many cultures for many generations. From my understanding, British common law had allowed a man to “chastise” his wife with “any reasonable instrument”. In the United States, throughout the 1800’s, state laws and cultural practices continued to support a man’s right to
‘Vulnerable Populations: Victims of Violence’
Norita Prather
BSHS/302-BSAE0ZSH3
University of Phoenix
Instructor: Tami Frye
September 26, 2011
Each domestic abuse relationship is unique, and has a pattern that holds certain signs, clues, and characteristics that could have helped decide if one were in an unhealthy or abusive relationship. There are significant indicators that are common to all virtual cases of domestic abuse, mainly because people have heard much about domestic abuse, but did not think it applied to their situation. What is domestic abuse, how is it defined for someone to recognize and seek help; coming from someone that has a damaged cornea as a result of domestic abuse, I will give my definition. I think a single incident usually does not constitute abuse. Domestic abuse usually involves a pattern of abusive events, where victims typically experience a repetitive, cyclic pattern of destructive or violent behaviors that generally escalate over time. I think the main contributor of domestic abuse if based on power and control. There are many misconceptions of what taking control means, in a domestic abuse situation, taking control to one may think that is a sign of caring and wanting only the best for the other. Furthermore, there is no reason for anyone to go through domestic abuse whether it is physical or verbal. I would advise victims to be smart, and safe, and get away--someone’s life might depend on the choice you make. The history of domestic violence has been prevalent throughout the United States and other parts of the World--and intimate partner abuse has been a part of many cultures for many generations. From my understanding, British common law had allowed a man to “chastise” his wife with “any reasonable instrument”. In the United States, throughout the 1800’s, state laws and cultural practices continued to support a man’s right to
References: Allstate Foundation National Poll on Domestic Violence, 2006. Lieberman Research Inc., Tracking Survey conducted for The Advertising Council and the Family Violence Prevention Fund, July – October 1996. Bureau of Justice Statistics Crime Data Brief, Domestic Violence, 1993-2001, February 2003. Hamel, J., & Nicholla, T., (2007). Family Intervention in Domestic Violence. New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company, LLC. Roberts, A., (2002). Handbook of Domestic Violence Intervention Strategies. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, Inc.