Every fifteen seconds within the United States, at least one person faces domestic violence. (“Uniform Crime Reports”). The United States Department of Justice defines domestic violence as “a pattern of abusive behavior in any relationship that is used by one partner to gain or maintain power and control over another intimate partner.” This statement explains the basis of domestic violence, but there is much more depth when it comes to this act of abuse. The act of domestic violence affects not only the victims, but also their unknowing children. Children face consequences as a result of witnessing domestic abuse within their household and action needs to be taken to solve this ever-present issue. The act of domestic violence can take many …show more content…
(National Statistics). Domestic abuse is not selective when it comes to its victims. One’s sexual orientation, gender, race, and/or religion does not matter. Anyone can face this act of abuse. Along with this, domestic abuse also affects all socioeconomic backgrounds. (The United States of America. U.S. Department of Justice.). Domestic violence is something that affects everyone, not only the person who is facing the abuse. Children who live within a household that domestic abuse takes place within face severe consequences. For instance, witnessing this abuse between one’s parents is known to carry a large risk of passing that aggressive behavior from this generation to the next, which is a never-ending cycle. Along with this fact, young men who witnessed domestic abuse on one of their parents is twice as likely to carry this aggression into their future relationships and therefore, they are more likely to abuse their partners and even their children. Children who live within these households with domestic violence are known to show signs of behavioral and emotional disturbances due to what they have seen. These disturbances typically include a lack of confidence, aggression, and withdrawal. Apart from these effects, thirty to sixty percent of perpetrators will abuse children within the household as told by …show more content…
Every year, domestic violence eclipses 5.8 billion dollars. (“Domestic Violence: Fast Facts on Domestic Violence”). If domestic abuse could be eradicated, this funding could be put towards other assets. Along with this, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC) stated that there have been almost eight million days of paid work lost due to injuries from domestic violence. It was stated by the CDC that, “this loss is the equivalent of more than 32,000 full-time jobs and almost 5.6 million days of household productivity as a result of violence.” (“Costs of Intimate Partner Violence Against Women in the United States”). This is a huge loss for the country that could be mitigated if domestic abuse could be removed from the
Domestic violence affects the victim physically often times causing injuries that could lead to hospitalization or death, psychologically involving gaining control over the victim as well, and socially by isolating them from family and friends. When we think of the effects of domestic violence it becomes clear that it not only affects the victim and the family but as in recent years, the violence can spill beyond the walls of the home into the neighborhood and the workplace resulting in what has become more and more common, domestic violence related workplace shootings. Domestic v...
In conclusion, it is clearly shown that domestic violence has a negative effect on the children who witness it. An expanding body of research suggests that childhood trauma and adverse experiences can lead to a variety of negative health outcomes (Anda & Chapman & Dube & Felitti & Giles & Williamson, 2001, p.1). In fact, childhood stressors such as witnessing domestic violence and other household dysfunctions are highly interrelated and have a graded relationship to numerous health and social problems (Anda & Chapman & Dube & Felitti & Giles & Williamson, 2001, p.2). It is obvious and clearly shown that the children who witness domestic abuse have serious long term mental effects.
Domestic abuse is a significant and threatening issue in the United States. Sadly, the rates of this shameful violence are increasing. This violence is not limited to the privacy of relationships and homes, it occurs everywhere and in all relationships. Football player, Ray Rice portrayed an act of domestic violence when he punched his wife and knocked her unconscious on February 15 of 2014. Women are heavily affected by this abuse and it’s the leading cause of injuries on women. According to crime reports (qtd. in “Domestic Violence”), one woman is beaten by her husband or partner every 15 seconds in the United States. Also, according to a report (qtd. in “Domestic Violence”), domestic violence is the leading cause of injury to women between the ages of 15 and 44 in the United States, more than car accidents, muggings, and rapes combined. Domestic abuse is not simple, it has a historical context to it, it creates abusive cycles in relationships, and it links to economic statuses.
Prevalence of childhood exposure of domestic violence can be understood considering many different things such as the numbers of children exposed and their experiences, how exposure impacts children development, factors that increase risks or provide protection against the negative effects of exposure, and the types of interventions that can be implemented to mitigate deleterious effects (Osofsky, 2003). The two most widely cited two researchers Carlson and Straus developed estimates of childhood exposure to domestic violence. Based on studies of the number of households experiencing domestic violence each year, Carlson found that at least 3.3 million children yearly are at risk of exposure to parental violence (Herrenkohl, Sousa, Tajima, Herremkohl & Moylan, 2008; Edleson et al., 2007). Straus estimated an even higher level of exposure using retrospective accounts by adults in their teenage years. Stratus estimated that 10 million American teenagers were expose...
I’ve tried to encourage my friend who went through domestic violence; it was a one time offense that she sadly had to face. I still have the scenario engraved in my memory. Mid-afternoon my best friend comes to my house tears rolling down her face; I immediately grab her and begin to comfort her asking her what’s going on I could feel her body trembling against mine and the fear in her voice when she spoke. The last thing I ever expected her to say was that her boyfriend hit her. As soon as she told me that rage immediately took over and I could only see red my first thought was that we had to call the police but she thought differently. It was a horrific event that she sadly had to face at a young age with someone she believed that loved her
Statistical evidence can be used to stress the seriousness of domestic violence and the importance of having women’s shelters dispersed throughout the nation. According to recent surveys, one in every three women will experience domestic violence at some time during her lifetime. Domestic violence is also the leading cause of injury to women, with the abuser usually being a member of her own family. Finally, up to ten million American children witness some type of domestic violence every year (Fantuzzo and Fusco, “Children’s Direct Exposure to Types of Domestic Violence Crime: A Population-based Investigation”). These statistics show that domestic violence is a reality and that the efforts of women’s shelters are not in vain.
Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is historically referred to as domestic violence. It describes a pattern of coercive and assaultive behavior that may include psychological abuse, progressive isolation, sexual assault, physical injury, stalking, intimidation, deprivation, and reproductive coercion among partners (The Family Violence Prevention Fund (FVPF), 1999). IPV leads to lifelong consequences such as lasting physical impairment, emotional trauma, chronic health problems, and even death. It is an issue effecting individuals in every community, regardless of age, economic status, race, religion, nationality or educational background. Eighty-five percent of domestic violence victims are women (Bureau of Justice Statistics, 2003). More than one in three women in the United States have experienced rape, physical violence, or stalking by an intimate partner in their lifetime (The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, 2012). Thirty to sixty percent of perpetrators tend to also abuse children in the household (Edelson, 1999). Witnessing violence between parents or caretakers is considered the strongest risk factor of transmitting violent behavior from one generation to the next (Break the Cycle, 2006).
Imagine a life where you sometimes feel unimportant because of the way you are being treated. Everyone wants someone to be loved at some point in their lives, but in some cases domestic violence can lead to death and long lasting scars. Domestic violence is something that can play a role in anybody’s life. It doesn’t matter where you’re from or your cultural background. Domestic violence occurs every day and it happens probably more often than you might think. Domestic violence usually occurs in a relationship in which someone wants to control the other. One partner might try and use simple but effective tactics such as fear, verbally threaten and even hitting in order to keep them around. When you’re in a relationship, you should be able to trust and understand each other. We need to realize there is no such thing as utopia because in every relationship has its ups and downs. We have a responsibility to try to respect each other’s needs and find a middle ground we can work with. Domestic Violence has been seen in all kind of culture, such as different races, economical status and even religion. There are 365days a year and everyday people are being abused by their husband, wives, partners and family members. Also, abuse can be in any form such as physical, social, sexual, psychological and economical. Physical abuse is when a partner or family member, are beating, hitting, slapping, shoving, which can lead to death. In fact, some of these abuses have a chance of leading too mental illness. (http://www.metroplus.org(page1)
Domestic violence, also known as Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) affects millions of women and children in the United States everyday regardless of age, gender, race, social status, religion, or education. According to Robert Herman-Smith, (2010) “Approximately 15.5 million children in the United States reside in households in which interpersonal violence is recurrent” (p.231). To comprehend the effects of domestic violence it is important to know what domestic violence is. Domestic violence is any type of physical, verbal, psychological, sexual, emotional, and economic abuse. Being exposed to this kind of violence has the potential to leave its victims with a sense of helplessness, isolated, shameful, guilt, fearful, vulnerability, and even suicidal. Society should be more involved and informed to the disturbing fact that domestic violence is on the rise in the U.S. and help stop this epidemic. Victims should seek therapy and get educated on how to manage battered woman syndrome and the physical abuse, which will help them from being drawn back into violent situations.
Have you ever met someone who was in an abusive relationship? Have you ever been in one yourself? Well, many people in the United States and around the world are in relationships that involve violence and abuse. Domestic abuse is a serious issue that seems to be taboo in a sense to some. There needs to be change, because it is critical. Many women suffer, and in some cases, men suffer too!
Domestic violence happens to millions of homes every year. Consequently, the public “saying no” to domestic violence, victims, now less self-conscious to have been victimized, are able to talk about their wrongs, and can summon the help to prosecute their perpetrators, both in criminal and civil stadia.
“Domestic violence is the leading cause of injury to women in the United States” (Jones 87). Every twelve seconds, a woman is beaten by a man (Jones 6). Every nine days, a woman is murdered by her husband or boyfriend (Jones 7). Statistics like these outline the severity and seriousness of the domestic violence epidemic in this country. Unfortunately, it has taken lawmakers too long to recognize domestic violence as a devastating situation that affects millions of people both physically and emotionally. Domestic violence affects not just people, but businesses as well. Domestic violence results in high turnover and absenteeism at work, extended sick leave, and losses in productivity (Jones 12). The financial cost of domestic violence on business productivity helped facilitate government intervention towards addressing domestic violence, and encouraged laws protecting victims of this type of abuse.
“Domestic violence is a violent confrontation between family or household members involving physical harm, sexual assault, or fear of physical harm” (Stewart & Croudep, 1998-2012). In most places domestic violence is looked on as one of the higher priorities when trying to stop crime. Domestic Violence cases are thought to be influenced by the use of alcohol, drugs, stress or anger but in reality, they are just learned behaviors by the batterer. These habits can be stopped as long as one seeks help (Stewart & Croudep, 1998-2012). For instance, a child is brought up in a household that is constantly involved in criminal acts. As this child grows up, the criminal lifestyle will be synonymous with his/her behavior. With that being said, it is also a given fact that if a household and its members are surrounded with violence, the relationships between one another will be strained. Eventually this will end up in a divorce or even worse, death, depending on how far the violence goes. If there is violence in a family, then the ones who are affected by it may feel like they deserve it because of what the batterer is accusing them of doing. Battering occurs among people of all races, ages, socio-economic classes, religious affiliations, occupations, and educational backgrounds (Stewart & Croudep, 1998-2012). Domestic violence can affect families in more aspects than one; the husband-wife relationship, the children, and also the financial stability.
Domestic violence is skyrocketing in our society. In the U.S., as many as 1.5 million women and 850,000 men were physically assaulted by their intimate partner last year, and numerous children abused by their parents. These sad criminal acts will continue to grow in our society, unless our community takes action to stop these crimes.
There are so many things that I have never found really interesting to me or at least something that could make me want to try and change it. I still don’t understand why people want to hurt kids. This is not something that should be a norm in our culture, but it is. This should be changed instead of just letting it happen sure it is going to be hard to charge, but there are still things that we can do to help kids that have gone through it and their parents. It also does depend on who abused them then they can go to jail. There are still things that we do not have a real understanding as to what sexual abuse is in general. It is not a well-known topic unless some has been abused. We assume that the victim is to blame them for what happened to them, but it is not their fault. We blame people because we do not want to see the perpetrator as the one who should be in trouble. In this case we do not have the knowledge as to what sexual abuse really is. The definition of sexually abuse is a sex act that is non-consensual and this could be anything. This does not mean that consensual sex is