DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: WHY DOES SHE STAY? 1 Domestic Violence: Why Does She Stay? Holly Brim University of Phoenix COM/220 2 “Why did you stay?” she was asked. Liz Faith‚ a former victim of domestic violence‚ now detective at the Bellevue Detective Family Violence Unit responded‚ “See I love that question because for me‚ the only answer to that question is‚ ‘Why are you asking me that question?’. To me it’s like‚ who cares why I stayed. Why do people even ask that question
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Did you know domestic violence is the main source of family homelessness? There are approximately 113‚000 people who are homeless in California. Domestic violence causes homelessness by driving the women and their children out of their homes into the streets by becoming victims of physical abuse by their parent or parent’s spouse. Part of homelessness is being caused by domestic violence‚ it would be solved by getting more funds for the Stanislaus Family Justice Center and for the Women’s Haven Center
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Many parents seemed to have forgotten the impact that domestic violence has on a child. A big impact is that of being exposed to domestic violence at an early age‚ also the effect that domestic observation has on an individual and his character. Character flaws can impact a child into his adolescent years and also affect his decision making skills in adult years. I have seen the result of a child who has been a part of a domestic violence family and home. The mind frame which an adolescent is permanently
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Violence in television is one of the major reasons for the escalating crime rate in our society. Violence is one of the causes of aggressive behaviour‚ crime‚ and violence. Television is one of the many factors that influence these types of behaviour. The youth of today watch television for long hours and it is hard to avoid television if you are a child‚ teen or adult. TV can affect kids’ health‚ behaviour and family life in negative and positive ways. Children’s cartoons today also contain all
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Determining whether Alcohol abuse leads to Domestic Violence Abstract This study seeks to analyze and examine the effects that alcohol abuse may have on domestic violence cases. The main goal of this study is to determine whether or not alcohol or alcohol abuse really has an affect on people and if it causes domestic violence or not. This study will be helpful in many ways and instances and it will help those who are still wondering whether or not these to completely different social
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Relationship between Alcohol and Domestic Violence and Treatment Options Name Institution Domestic violence‚ also known as spouse abuse‚ is a situation where a person in an intimate association or a marriage tries to control and dominate the other person. The abusers use fear‚ shame‚ guilt‚ and intimidation to keep their partners under control. Additionally‚ the abuser can also hurt their partners or those around them such as children. Alcohol and other substance abuse have
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Youth violence is prevalent in almost every country‚ and in an effort to lessen it‚ it is important for us to understand the primary reasons behind it. If we observe keenly‚ violence is extremely prevalent among youth from different walks of life. There seems to be a driving force (or forces)‚ that urges these young people to engage in such violence. It is very common nowadays to hear news about teenagers or high school students taking part in brutal killings‚ homi-cide‚ murder or even suicide.
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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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related to you (by blood‚ adoption or marriage)‚ or by someone who resides in your home‚ you may request a Domestic Violence Restraining Order (DVRO) as a means to protect yourself from the individual who is causing you harm. If you have children with the individual whom you are filing a restraining order against‚ the court may choose to create a Parenting Plan as part of its orders. Domestic Violence Restraining Orders may be filed against: A former/current spouse An individual you previously
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discuss the possible reasons behind the recent increase in the number of women arrested for domestic violence. They evaluate a study which‚ “compares demographic characteristics‚ criminal history variables‚ and the past domestic violence history of men (n D 5‚578)and women (n D 1‚126) arrested for domestic assault against a heterosexual intimate partner.” (p. 69) The study discussed in this article “… compares the demographic characteristics‚ severity of intimate partner violence‚ and the criminal
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