Santa Clara County’s Domestic Violence Council was established by the Board of Supervisors and the presiding judge of juvenile court in 1991 to evaluate the needs of the community on the topic of Domestic Violence. The Council is Santa Clara County’s first interdisciplinary Team whose goal is to not point fingers of blame at one another but rather seek out solutions on how to coordinate services better to address victims of domestic violence and their batterers. The Council has four objectives that
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this was not the first case of domestic violence for many young people it brought to light a long standing epidemic. People began choosing sides and making excuses and the incident was fodder for many debates. Domestic violence affects not only the person suffering abuse‚ but others as well. Just like most crimes‚ domestic violence causes a chain reaction that branches into the area of finance‚ family‚and a host of other areas as well. Every 9 seconds domestic violence affects a woman in America. However
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The Minneapolis Domestic Violence Experiment was funded by the National Institute of Justice in an effort to respond to the intense dispute over the police response to domestic assaults. A triumvirate pressure from clinical psychologists‚ women’s groups‚ and police led Lawrence Sherman and Richard Berk to test the efficacy of the police response in a field study conducted in conjunction with the Minneapolis Police Department (Sherman and Berk 1984). The three preferred methods that fueled the debate
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Domestic Violence is a horrible occurrence when one person emotionally‚ sexually‚ or physically harm another person. Most domestic violence occurs in relationships. It could be friendships or love relationships. Most people don’t even know it’s happening to them. Nearly 70% of domestic violence happens in relationships. Emotional abuse is when one person is “putting down” someone else. This person will use insults to emotionally harm the other person. This has a huge mental impact on the abused
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Ways Domestic Violence Can Affect Individuals Domestic violence is a pattern of behavior used to establish power and control over another individual through fear and intimidation‚ which often includes threats or violence. The effects of domestic violence could be long term or short term. A long term effect of domestic violence is physical injuries that can cause arthritis‚ hypertension‚ or heart disease. A short term effect of domestic violence could be anxiety or depression. Physical or
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A definition of domestic violence is ’physical‚ psychological‚ sexual or financial violence that takes place within an intimate or family type relationship and forms a pattern of coercive and controlling behaviour. It may involve partners‚ ex-partners‚ household members or other relations’ (Women’s Aid Federation). a view held by many is that domestic violence is caused by a few "disturbed" individuals. However‚ according to sociologists this can not be the case as it is far too widespread with
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Autoethnography and Action Research Introduction Within this literature review two emerging research methodologies will be discussed: Action research and autoethnography. Each of these methodologies has their own purposes‚ powers and strengths and both differ from other traditional forms of academic research. To gain an understanding of these methodologies‚ 16 pieces of empirical research have been used. Although two articles are dated back to the 1990s‚ the majority of research is from the 2000s
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ACTION RESEARCH PROPOSAL This module entitles me to extend my professional development as well as my personal development through action research by identifying an area for improvement or development within my practice. I will be using action research and methodologies throughout my proposal including‚ legislation‚ theorists and relevant literature I may come across. I am going to take you through the developmental stages of my proposal as regards to a PowerPoint presentation given beforehand
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Action research – or participatory action research – is a reflective process of progressive problem solving led by individuals working with others in teams or as part of a "community of practice" to improve the way they address issues and solve problems. Action research is done simply by action‚ hence the name. Action research can also be undertaken by larger organizations or institutions‚ assisted or guided by professional researchers‚ with the aim of improving their strategies‚ practices‚ and knowledge
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Domestic violence is everybody’s business‚ but Rihanna’s relationship is not Domestic Abuse is a major issue that needs to be addressed. By Valery Fregoso Published: Monday‚ March 11‚ 2013 Updated: Thursday‚ March 14‚ 2013 12:03 Many victims of domestic violence "stay" with their abusers‚ as in the case of Rihanna and Chris Brown Throughout Twitter‚ Facebook‚ and in the media‚ Rihanna and Chris Brown’s relationship is one of the highly documented in Hollywood despite the couple’s belief that
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