September 2012 Chief‚ Legal Assistance Div: Chief ‚ Special Cases Div. : Chief‚ Administrative & Resource Mgt. Div OIC‚ Legal Research & Evaluation Div. : : VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND CHILDREN (RA 9262) This Legal Advisory focuses on the salient features and provisions of Republic Act No. 9262‚ otherwise known as the Anti-Violence Against Women and their Children. Considering the high mortality rate of cases being filed in regular courts in violation of this Act‚ our law enforcers are once
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Family or domestic violence can have tragic consequences on all those involved. However‚ children exposed to domestic violence are often the most negatively affected by domestic violence and they frequently show symptoms of psychological and emotional trauma. It is estimated that at least one in every three women have been or will be beaten‚ coerced into sex‚ or otherwise abused in her lifetime (http://therapistfinder.net /Domestic-Violence/Domestic-Violence-Crisis-Hotlines.html). Furthermore‚ physical
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book Domestic Violence: Opposing viewpoints are very alarming‚ and yet this violence doesn’t get the attention that should and is seen as common today. B. We must end domestic violence in our society. C. Today we will take a closer look at what exactly domestic violence is‚ analyze who are the victims of the domestic violence and see why it is such a big problem in our community today. D. First we’ll see what is domestic violence? II. We must understand that domestic violence is more than
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Violence and its Effect on the Community Charlotte Anderson-Brown Axia College of University of Phoenix Violence and its Effect on the Community Violence in the community has become a major issue. While due to law enforcement agencies‚ community education and crime watch violence can be circumvented; violence directly and indirectly affects how we live our lives. Let’s us first examine what violence is. Violence is a physical action‚ which takes place once a person becomes upset to a
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Alexa Cordova CJ 300 Current Issues in CJ Writing Project #2 October 20‚ 2012 Thesis Statement Workplace and campus violence unfortunately has become a bane to our nation in recent decades that may be prevented through attention to erratic behavior‚ detailed screenings‚ and stringent security measures. Erratic behavior should be closely monitored when there are increasing shifts in a person’s mood or behavior‚ or if a person suddenly shows signs of drug and/or alcohol abuse‚ it may indicate
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Family violence is not a new phenomenon‚ as it has essentially existed since the beginning of time. Only in modern times‚ however have societies begun to recognize violence and family members as a social problem (Barnett‚ Miller-Perrin & Perrin‚ 2005). For many years‚ the social problem of family violence had not only been heavily ignored‚ but for a number of years‚ had not been fully understood. For example‚ family violence takes many forms and has a number of different names. Family violence‚ also
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Ridler Examine the patterns of‚ and reasons for‚ domestic violence in society. Domestic violence whether its physical‚ emotional‚ psychological‚ financial or sexual‚ is used as a form of intimidation to gain control and power. Domestic violence can involve partners‚ ex-partners‚ household members or other relatives. Women statistically are more often the victims both men and women can be subject to domestic violence. Men may turn to violence due to the stresses and pressure to conform to the male conjugal
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Domestic Violence in the Eye of the Law Every 9 seconds in the US a woman is assaulted or beaten. Many people often wonder what it takes for the offender to be arrested and sometimes accuse officers of not doing their job correctly. Police officers tend to have very strict protocol‚ not only for the victim’s safety but their safety as well‚ that they are to follow when responding to domestic violence calls. The laws regarding these domestic calls are especially crucial to the victims because they
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sexual violence are costly and prevalent problems in this country‚ causing victims‚ as well as witnesses and bystanders‚ in every community to suffer pain and loss. In addition to the lives taken and injuries suffered‚ violence shatters the sense of well-being that allows people to thrive. It also can cause health problems that last a lifetime‚ and destroy children’s outlook on school and in life. The United States has made progress in the last few decades in addressing teen/ young adult violence – but
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Chalaaya Downing African American Families Chapter 5- Summary Paper (pgs 102-122) Intimate Partner Violence In chapter 5 in the book “African American Families” written by Angela Hattery and Earl Smith‚ the authors examined different ways in which intimate partner violence is shaped by other social problems‚ such as employment‚ incarceration and health. Hattery and Smith went as far as‚ interviewing different couples‚ and examining the similarities and differences between race and ethnicity
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