the law replying to domestic violence. The problem with mandatory arrest is that the choice taken away from the victim. He or she may call the police to help defuse the situation‚ instead the police show up and have to arrest the abuser. Doing this takes the choice away from the victim. “Despite her emotional involvement and trauma‚ the victim is usually in a better position than
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Topic: Domestic Violence against women in Africa Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience to be aware of the prevalence of domestic violence against women in Africa. Thesis: Even though some countries in Africa have taken steps to address the issue of domestic violence against women‚ more needs to be done. Organizational Pattern: Monroe’s Motivated Sequence I. Attention Getter- I am a young woman from Ghana‚ a country in the west of Africa. I am privileged to be the daughter of a women’s and
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very interesting point on domestic violence among couples. Whether they are married or dating or if they are black or white. She makes a strong argument based on other research that has been done about how the Mandatory Arrest Policies (MAP) is necessary. Leisenring makes interesting point that the use of Mandatory Arrest Policies can be beneficial for women who are battered and those who are also in domestic violent relationship. She states that‚ "…intimate partner violence is a serious crime and is
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Drugs. Cheating. Domestic Violence. These are the words that are often associated with sports. The news and other media outlets as well as professional athletes have given sports a bad name. When in reality sports have a positive impact on children. Sports impact children in a positive way because it teaches them important character traits‚ teaches them how to be socially active‚ and encourages education. Sports are physically demanding. Children practice‚ train‚ and compete weekly. Through this
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Domestic Violence Against Women Introduction On May 2‚ 1982‚ Michael Connell visited his estranged wife Karen and their son Ward. Karen and Michael had been separated for more than a year but were seeing each other. A friend of Ward’s also visiting and the four of them were going on a picnic. They never made it. At around noon‚ Karen staggered from the house‚ bleeding profusely from the neck. She collapsed into a neighbor’s arms‚ gasping that her husband had stabbed her and was still in
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Violence in High Schools Columbine High School‚ April 20‚ 1999 was the scene of a massacre‚ but in wake of this massacre America experienced an epiphany. Tragically‚ this was not the last we would here about crimes of a similar nature to this one. From 1996 to 2000 an unprecedented slew of violence occurred. There were twelve incidents which received national coverage and left many millions more questioning what happened‚ what went wrong‚ where did this come from. This clearly marked the social
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Workplace violence is a frustrating problem facing federal agencies today. While violence in most countries around the world is part of everyday life millions of people are scarred by the number of shootings‚ assaults and other violent acts committed in the workplace. The rise in workplace violence is one of the most visible signs that the ability to identify potential dangers and neutralize them before they escalate to violence is something that needs to be addressed. Discussion Workplace violence
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The mode of domestic violence displayed by male perpetrators varies. The most common and visible form is physical violence. As the most evident mode of abuse‚ it is more easily discerned by health professionals as well as courts of law in context of legal prosecution. The first prevailing example of physical violence is Acid Throwing. Also called an acid attack‚ it is an act of throwing acid or an alternative corrosive substance onto a person’s body with an intention to disfigure‚ maim‚ torture‚
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It is difficult to assess risk in domestic violence cases. Reliance upon previous conviction records will underestimate professional judgements about the probability of further domestic violence (Richards‚ 2004‚ cited by Barnish 2004‚ p. 68). Domestic violence is a pattern of entrenched beliefs and having access to previous police call outs has provided me with a better insight in to the levels of abuse but by no means has it provided a complete picture (Barnish 2004‚ p. 68). Evidence suggests that
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Theories on Domestic Abuse Domestic violence is a pattern of repeated abuse that the abuser uses to gain some sense of power and control‚ over the victim. Unlike stranger violence‚ domestic violence situations the assault to the same victim. Domestic violence can exist without any form of understanding because you could never find out from that abuser why they abuse. However there are many theories on why domestic violence happens‚ a few of them that I agree with completely are cultural factors
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