Domestic Violence Case Study

However, it is too often overlook that domestic violence may not only occur in terms of a man meting out violence against a woman but could also render a man as the victim too. Many times people turn their backs on male victims of domestic violence (Murray, S. & Powell, A. (2007). Due to the focus on violence against women, men lack a proper or even popular framework to fight domestic violence when it occurs that they are victims (Cruz, 1996). There is also a stereotype that only women can be victims of domestic violence. This makes it hard for men to open up and report when they experience violence from a partner (Cruz, 1996).
The police response to domestic violence inflicted upon men is very lax if at all there is any (Donovan, Hester, Holmes,

In spite of my difficulties, I do believe that I can contribute to making the world a better place. Renowned disability advocate, Stella Young once famously said, "I want to live in a world where we don 't have such low expectations of disabled people.” (Stella Young). I have always been a firm believer that everyone can make a positive contribution to the world in their way. However, the reality is, there are people who are particularly vulnerable in our community and as a society; it is our collective responsibility to protect them. In regards to female domestic violence victims with a disability, they are a particularly vulnerable

Failure by practitioners to observe such a vice empowers the abuser, and the victims may fail to ever get help. Statistics states that “Fifty-six percent of women who experience any partner violence are diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder. Twenty-nine percent of all women who attempt suicide are battered. Thirthy-seven percent of battered women have symptoms of depression, 46 percent have symptoms of anxiety disorder, and 45 percent experience post-traumatic stress disorder” (Saltzman, Johnson, & Goodwin, 2003).

Countries such as the United Kingdom have laws in place to assist victims of domestic violence access legal aid in order to break free from abusive partners (Government, 2012). Such laws have come under criticism for making the barriers too high for most women who are victims of domestic violence (R v The Lord Chancellor& Secretary Of State For Justice, 2014).
The mentally disabled are an often overlooked lot when it comes to determining whether they are victims of domestic violence. Their disabilities are mental hence it is hard to establish if what they are saying is true (Young, Nosek, Howland, & D., 1997). The victims may be further maltreated upon reporting to silence them. Sometimes the victims of domestic violence that are mentally disabled may not be able to make a complaint as