Domestic Violence Case Paper

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Case Plan
After assessing the case it is safe to conclude that the mom has desensitized and normalized domestic violence in the family. This is evident as she does not want Bruce arrested or a restraining order placed against him even though he assaulted her at least three times in the last three years. June is archaic, she sees herself as the homemaker while Bruce is the breadwinner in the family, hence, her objections against removing him from the family. However, the safety of the family is Child Welfare and the police primary concern, therefore, measures have to be taken to ensure their well-being. As a result, Bruce should be arrested for assaulting his partner which is also a breach of his probation conditions.
Police Role
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Children are affected by domestic violence in a variety of ways and it places children at risk “emotionally, developmentally and physically” (Sully, 2008). Therefore, children are often unintentional victims of family violence and they are placed, at an increased risk for physical and sexual abuse in families that are prone to domestic abuse (Sully, 2008). Furthermore, children are more aware of the violence in the family than the parents can envisage (Sully, 2008). As a result, some children are emotionally affected by this violence while others remain quite intact (Sully, 2008). Therefore, based on the above case scenario, the children should be removed from the toxic environment and placed in temporary state care. The children should receive counselling for the incident, they witnessed, to reduce the impact of the trauma they might have suffered. The children have witnessed this aggressive behaviour repeatedly, therefore, counselling is essential to ensure that they do not normalize the behavior. Furthermore, removing them from the abusive environment temporarily could prevent the children from becoming desensitized to the abusive behavior and can serve as an interruption to a possible cycle of violence as they grow

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