Domestic Violence Case Study

it is only now we realised how serious domestic violence has become and see it as a crime compared to it in the seventeenth century and earlier. During those times men would need a valid reason to why they beat their wives for example if they were seen a s disobedient it was seen as a social control to beat their wives when they were seen as disobedient . There has always been an inequality between men and women this reading talks about the differences between women and men it even touches the differences between men and women in a religious context for example God created men to be the providers and the stronger vessel in the relationship however men abused this power and authority which lead to them physically, mentally, emotionally, and

Proactive arrest and sentencing policies have lead to an increase of the overwhelming number of spousal batters that the criminal justice system process. Scarce correctional and treatment resources necessitate that difficult decisions be made about the management of domestic violence perpetrators. Much effort was put in to making better decisions, for instance many jurisdictions have now do risk assessment approach, this is where the risk assessment serves to inform those making decisions about sentencing, treatment placement and supervision intensity such as the community release vs incarceration with further research,researchers and clinicians are starting to discuss the best and appropriate content and process of spousal assault risk assessment. Domestic violence is the physical and emotion abuse in a relationship and it touches each area of society, it doesn’t take into account class, race, religion, culture or wealth, it can happen to anyone a rich wealthy woman is just as likely to be abused as a working class mother who lives in a poor estate . Domestic violence is causing issues economically for societies , London spent a minimum of £278 million every year responding to domestic violence and that doesn’t include medical and legal costs. Some victims of domestic violence tend to miss out of going to work causing problems economically. Also in some cases when children are involved and witness their parent being battered they tend to grow into juvenile delinquents or become anti social. Domestic violence brings about mental problems to