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    Domestic Cycle of Violence   Incident * Any type of abuse occurs (physical/sexual/emotional) Tension Building * Abuser starts to get angry * Abuse may begin * There is a breakdown of communication * Victim feels the need to keep the abuser calm * Tension becomes too much * Victim feels like they are ’walking on egg shells’ Making-Up * Abuser may apologize for abuse * Abuser may promise it will never happen again * Abuser may blame the victim for causing

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    strengthened‚ kept the same‚ or relaxed. Erickson and Durkheim’s views are both similar and different. Erickson’s view has more of a psychology base‚ meanwhile Durkheim’s view is a bit more straightforward. 2. According to the textbook‚ the rational choice theory is defined as an explanation for crime suggesting that offenders use a strategic thinking process to evaluate the potential rewards and risks from committing a crime and make their decision accordingly about whether or not to commit the crime

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    Types of violence Physical violence is the intentional use of physical force to hurt someone‚ this person displaying physical harm has a motive. Sexual violence can involve unwanted or forced sexual acts against a person; these acts can be forced by ways of intimidation to compel a person to engage in unwanted sex or sexual harassment. Verbal violence is threats of words‚ gestures that are meant to communicate the threat of physical‚ sexual violence‚ or to manipulate a person. Verbal violence could

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    Overarching concept of violence: Violence is a social problem which is not limited to any particular society. It is a social plague that has far reaching consequences and one which affects the very heart of any society. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) World Report on Violence and Health 2002‚ violence is defined as: …the intentional use of physical force or power‚ threatened or actual against oneself‚ another person‚ or against a group or community‚ that either results in or has

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    wings‚ on which she’d once so flown Battered life‚ it had come and gone Come now‚ Rescue her self‚ so lone Lift her up on her rightful throne She need not shed those tears anymore Make a heaven her own home It’s her claim Hers to have earned.” DOMESTIC VIOLENCE A country whose national personification lies in that of the Mother Goddess ‘Bharat Mata’‚ whose citizens chant ‘Jai Mata Di’ with more vehemence than dancing on their own weddings‚ it is more than impossible to envision the horrific state

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    For the past centuries‚ Domestic Violence has affected millions of people‚ most often women. It can happen to anyone regardless of race or ethnicity background‚ religion‚ marital status‚ age or sexual orientation. It is a very important social issue because it has a large negative affect on the victims. Even though domestic violence can be caused by either male or female it is usually caused by the male due to the large physical advantage. Without help‚ domestic violence can often continue to get

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    PER REPORTER: The father believes the mother and boyfriend are using heroin. Reporter believes it is being used around the children. Per reporter‚ the child wanted to say something but was scared. It is unknown if drugs are being sold or manufactured out of the home. Drugs are not accessible to the children. It is unknown if the children have been harmed or hurt. Reporter stated the child won’t say anything. She is scared she may get a whipping. The child didn’t say she was scared. She said she doesn’t

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    INDEX of CLUES for MONSTER Rational Choice True responsibility enters into Kody’s life when his girlfriend gets pregnant but Kody decides he can’t be a father because he does not want to settle down‚ he wants to start moving up in the gang.—Kody makes the decision to focus on his gang life and leave his pregnant girlfriend because he will not gain the respect or money he could in the gang.—p. 44 While in the hospital his roommate was from Georgia was totally taken away with how things were in

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    in the United States has experienced physical or sexual abuse throughout an intimate affiliation at some point in time in their life (“Domestic Violence”‚ 2009). Among these individuals‚ nearly 2‚000 do not make it and die of the resulted injuries they suffer from (“Women against Abuse”‚ 2012). When it comes to domestic violence‚ anyone can be a victim; the violence does not discriminate as to who will suffer from it no matter their sex‚ age‚ race‚ ethnicity‚ or financial background. Behaviors used

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    Dignity over Death Violence cannot solve violence because it leads to more destruction and lesser peace. The different types of violence are numerous‚ and there outcomes are devastating. There is an increasing amount of violence in society and the effects are demolishing families and individual’s morals. Violent actions‚ words‚ and thoughts are being promoted and are affecting children’s mindset of how they should behave. Many forms of violent actions occur‚ “Verbal violence in our families‚ communication

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