Domestic Violence In America

Domestic violence is a serious intimate crime that can be seen as an increasing crime rate all throughout the United States. According to NCADV, “every 9 seconds in the US a woman is assaulted and beaten… and domestic violence accounts for 15% of all violent crimes.” The reason I chose this topic is because a close family member experienced domestic abuse, physically and mentally, for about 9 years. Children were also involved and such violence towards their mother had affected them a little well growing up. One child walked in on their father choking their mother, which the father stopped once he saw his child standing their crying. When people ask why the abused don’t just leave their abuser it becomes easier said than done for most women.

They hoped their abuser would change. The abuser would threaten to take the children away or threaten to harm or kill them if she left. Also, when children are involved it becomes harder for women to leave their abuser, because of finances, especially if they are solely dependent on their spouses’ income. Therefore, picking this topic allows me to shine some light on a subject that I deem to be very important for everyone to be educated on. I think to this day it still happens more often than we hear. People don’t want to get involved in someone else’s problem, so they refuse to believe such violence is happening. When people know exactly how horrible, and how often domestic violence occurs I think there can be change. There can be more people educating others on how to prevent and/or get out of a violent

This act recognized how serious of a crime domestic abuse was. It funded shelters for abused women and investigation training programs for police officers, a well as doctors. Domestic violence can be stopped when women are treated equal to men, not like a lesser vessel. When women have a good social and economical status, they are less likely to be vulnerable to a violent relationship. However, being able to manage domestic violence comes into the hands of everyone, not just the law enforcement, and healthcare