The topic I chose for this project was the link between domestic violence and substance abuse. From the research that I did‚ there is a definite link between domestic abuse and substance abuse. According to the National Coalition against domestic violence‚ "Regular alcohol abuse is one of the leading factors for intimate partner violence." Approximately 61% of domestic violence offenders also have substance abuse problems. Domestic violence is the use of intentional emotional‚ psychological‚ sexual
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Minneapolis Domestic Violence Experiment Domestic Violence has been an integrated part of many family units throughout history. Until the mid 1980 ’s‚ domestic violence was thought to be the families problem‚ a dirty little secret that needed to be dealt with inside the family circle. This mind set changed when a notable study was done in the Minneapolis Minnesota area in the 1980 ’s. This study not only impacted the actual area it was conducted in‚ but the way domestic violence offenders were
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Dysfunctional families start somewhere. Domestic violence has been receiving a lot of media over this past year (Robison). The media has shown how celebrities such as star football players and fame crazed people in the music industry indulge in violent behavior towards others. The consequences are rarely as harsh as they should be‚ community service after rearranging your partners entire face‚ Getting suspended from games after brutally beating your spouse. Media portrays the African American males
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TO WHAT EXTENT DOES DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AFFECT THE PHYSCOLOGICAL BEING OF AN INDIVIDUAL The first article is just some statistics that I found interesting ; the second and third article however is more relevant to my topic. I like the conversation in article 3 especially when the abused husband said he felt like “an insect below her feet” . Domestic violence deaths rise By ANDRE BAGOO Wednesday‚ November 11 2009 (TRINIDAD NEWSDAY) DEATHS from cases of domestic violence have quadrupled over
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Although current domestic violence‚ which is to torment a family member or multiple family members mentally or physically inside the sanctuary of a home‚ has one or two common factors to the domestic violence that of which occurred in the Victorian era‚ the two still have clearly visible differences‚ including how it is practiced and why one is driven to it. Oliver Twist‚ a book written by Charles Dickens in 1961 to address Victorian era social issues‚ covers the topic of domestic violence. The topic
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examine the impact of domestic violence (DV) in the lesbian‚ gay‚ bisexual‚ transgender community (LGBT) and demonstrate the plethora of disparities that impact this community in the DV arena. Domestic violence is statistically more prominent in a homosexual relationship than in a heterosexual (cisgender) relationship (White & Goldberg‚ 2006). Domestic violence is associated with intimate partner violence (IPV) (Dunne‚ 2014). The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV‚ n.d) states: Two
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Domestic Violence By Brandon Wigfall • Introduction 1. I would introduce myself to the class. 2. Today I would like to talk about Domestic Violence‚ why isn’t it reported that much‚ and how people can get involved to help those who are victims of domestic violence. • Domestic Violence 1. Domestic Violence facts: a. According to https://www.dosomething.org/us‚ Domestic Violence is known to be about physically assaulting and psychologically abusing spouses‚ people you are dating‚ and family members
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Causes There are many different theories as to the causes of domestic violence. These include psychological theories that consider personality traits and mental characteristics of the perpetrator‚ as well as social theories which consider external factors in the perpetrator’s environment‚ such as family structure‚ stress‚and social learning. As with many phenomena regarding human experience‚ no single approach appears to cover all cases. Whilst there are many theories regarding what causes one
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Cause and Effect of Domestic Violence 1 Each year in the United States‚ an estimated two-to-four million women experience serious abuse from a male partner and thousands are killed. As many as one-in-three adult women is abused by an intimate during her lifetime. While only 5% of all annual violence against men is by a partner‚ 28% of all annual violence to women is by an intimate and 70% of intimate murder victims are women. Domestic violence is one of the major causes for emergency room
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As many people already are aware‚ domestic violence is a criminal act. It involves both victims and offenders who are often related to one another. Domestic violence can include a variety of different hurtful matters. Matters such as simple bullying‚ aggravating‚ and even sexual assault. What most people fail to be aware of is that domestic violence is spreading more and more each day. It’s becoming a guess what you can say a “national dilemma”. A crime of this type often occurs every 7 to 9 seconds
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