Domestic Violence And Sexual Abuse

According to “The United States Department of Justice” Domestic violence is defined 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. Domestic violence has different forms sexual, physical, emotional and psychological actions or threats. These forms of treatment can influence another person. There are

“Domestic violence is a type of abuse by one or both partners in marriage, friends, family, dating or cohabitation” (Aziz & Mahmoud, 2010). There are many forms of abuse from verbal and emotional to physical that often escalates over time in intensity for the victim. Data from the criminal justice system, hospital patient medical records and mental health records, police reports, surveys and social services reports of thousands of women revealed that many are injured and killed as a result of violence from someone close to them. “The US Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) 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 regardless of race, age, sexual orientation, religion, or gender” (Robertson & Murachver, 2009). Researchers and the criminal justice system have not been able to agree on a clear definition to domestic violence which can range from physical injury, stalking, verbal abuse and humiliation, denial of shelter and access to money, and intimidation through aggressive behaviors. The definition of domestic violence may vary but the results from physical injury, mental and emotional trauma, and sometimes even death can last a life time.

What is intimate partner violence? Intimate partner violence is when a partner is physical and sexually abused. Intimate violence can occur among heterosexual or same-sex couples. Twenty seven percent of women and nearly 12% of men in the United States have experienced contact sexual, violence, physical, or stalking by an intimate partner (Prevent Domestic Violence in Your Community, 2014). 85% of women are victims of domestic violence.1/3 of American women and ¼ of women worldwide will experience domestic/dating violence in their lifetime. (11 Facts About Domestic And Dating Violence, 2014)

Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is one of the many public health problems that currently affects people around the world, across the country and within our own communities. Sexual abuse, physical abuse as well as the psychological abuse are some examples of violence experienced by individuals in some relationships, which are the results of the violence perpetrated by either the current or the former partner. Although intimate partner violence is a very serious problem, it can be preventable. IPV does not discriminate as it occurs among married couples, those engaged or that are in any other type of intimate relationship. Both genders can, therefore, be victims or perpetrators of intimate partner violence. This paper seeks to address the various forms of violence with regards to intimate partner violence and with particular consideration of same-sex relationship.

Domestic violence: a taboo issue in our society, where the discussion is shut down by fear of instability or vulnerability. A crime, hidden from plain view, behind closed doors, that harms up to half a million innocent individuals every year. Someone is experiencing some form of domestic violence as we speak as for every 15 seconds there is a woman beaten around the world, and for every hour as many as 115 children are abused. Domestic violence, or intimate partner violence, is a violation of human rights. It involves violent, abusive or intimidating behaviour carried out by an adult against a partner or former partner to control and dominate that person.  Violence of any form should not be accepted in our modern society it nurtures fear and hatred, and it should not be locked away as an allowable social norm. We should be better than that.

According to the NCADV (2015), which is also known as the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, domestic violence is defined as the willful intimidation, physical assault, battery, sexual assault, and/or other abusive behavior as part of a systematic pattern of power and control perpetrated against one partner to another. One of the most recognizable types of domestic violence is physical violence. This type of violence can cause damage ranging from minor to critical injuries. Although we can see physical abuse in domestic violence, there are also types of abuse we can’t see from just looking at someone. Domestic violence isn’t limited to one person, ethnicity, religion, social, or economic level, it can happen to anyone.

Domestic Violence is unfortunately a huge social issue that occurs all over the world. Domestic Violence is a type of exploitation that occurs in a household. This exploitation may include some sort of physical, emotion, or mental abuse. We typically tend to believe that domestic violence transpires in an intimate relationship between a man and a woman. Although this logic may appear more often, we must understand the general idea behind what domestic violence truly means.

Did you know that Domestic violence isn’t just physical or sexual assault? It also, involves psychological abuse. I am against domestic violence, but I am for funding, for domestic violence organizations. Psychological, sexual and physical abuse are all forms of assault, that no man or woman should ever go through. All these forms of abuse can lead to suicidal thoughts, homicide, etc. It isn’t just a problem in America. It is a really big issue in India, where no man who does this crime gets in trouble, because they don’t have strict laws that protect men or women from domestic violence. Also, Martial/spousal rape is still a huge issue around the world, and some states in the US don’t believe that Martial/Spousal rape is a crime. These are

I chose to do the domestic survivors subculture I feel as if it was a great topic to focus on its going to reveal a lot of emotion. Domestic violence can happen to anyone. Domestic violence sometimes called battering is against the law. At first glance, it is hard to imagine why a victim of domestic violence would voluntarily remain in the relationship with the abuser. As you may know domestic violence doesn’t always start off as violence it starts off as in the form of love. The abuser feels as if they love the person so much that it hurts. That the abuse they inflict on the person they love is because they love and care about them. Many victims feel as if no one will believe them. There has been so many cases that have gone unanswered because no one really knows what goes on. The person being abused hides what the abuser does because they think it is something they did wrong or they think the person loves them. Domestic abuse comes in different forms it can be verbal, physical, or sexual. Domestic abuse leaves psychological scars from anxiety due to living in ongoing danger. In my essay you will get to know a lot of women that have survived domestic abuse and their stories.

The Center for Disease Control defines domestic abuse as, “Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a serious, preventable public health problem that affects millions of Americans.” (CDC, 2016) An “Intimate partner” describes any person with whom one has had a relationship characterized by identification as a couple, familiarity, regular contact, emotional closeness, physical and/or sexual contact. However, the relationship need not meet all parameters, including current and former partners, heterosexual and same-sex couples. The term “intimate partner violence” describes physical and/or sexual violence, stalking, and psychological abuse and/or coercive aggression occurring on a continuum, ranging from mild episodes severe as a homicide. (CDC, 2016) It has no regard for age, race, religion, sexual orientation or socioeconomic status. The devastating consequences across generations and may be lifelong. It is indicative of a much larger, systematic pattern of dominance and control. (NCADV, 2015)

Domestic abuse, spousal abuse, battering, family violence, intimate partner violence, they are all different terms for domestic violence. It is known that domestic violence affects the quality of life of those victims and their future in society. There are different types of domestic abuse such as: Physical abuse, emotional abuse, and economic abuse. All of these forms of abuse have one solid purpose, which is to gain and maintain full control over the victim. The abusers tend to use many tactics to take all the power away from their partners/victims. And they also tend to domain, humiliate, isolate, threat, intimidate, and blame their victims in order to break them down and fully control them.

Intimate partner abuse has more commonly and it typically has been called domestic violence or spouse abuse. This type of abuse describes any physical, sexual, or psychological harm by a current or former intimate partner or spouse. The definition of intimate partner abuse is any intentional act or series of acts that cause injury to the spouse or intimate partner. Usually the abuse starts as psychological abuse and then gradually turns into physical and possibly sexual abuse. Another reason why it is called domestic violence is that a husband, ex-husband, boyfriend, or ex-boyfriend often causes it. Although women can also be the abusers it is more common for the women to be the victims. In this paper we will discuss an interview that was conducted of a victim of domestic violence. First we will discuss the victim’s background and what her childhood was like, then we will discuss the abuse that she faced, and finally we will discuss what was learned from the interview.

Domestic violence could be defined as being a pattern of behaviours involving, psychological abuse, physical abuse, sexual assault and rape. Moreover, it is used as a form of, maintain control over another individual within an intimate relationship. Women are often the victims of domestic violence, however, it does also occur that men fall victim in

Domestic Violence (DV) and Sexual Assault (SA) are persistent and serious problems affecting millions of individuals from different countries, ages, race, economic status or education, and religions. These problems severely affect the victims in addition to the entire society and are associated with several other social ills (Lien 2003). Case studies of personal abuse and violence, particularly between families and domestic partners, are the main occurrences that are dealt with at Hoke County Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Center (HCDV&SAC). In Hoke County, NC is a small district with fewer DV & SA incidents even though the center can assist anyone from any county; they can only report incidents that happen within Hoke County. The staff members at HCDV&SAC are dedicated to assisting DV & SA victims. They are very active in the communities around Hoke County offering programs and information about what the victim can do and how HCDV&SAC can assist. My experience while working and interviewing the employees gave me awareness of how serious DV & SA really is within my own county. I am aware that this problems happen everywhere, but not aware of the frequency cases in this county. The staff was very knowledgeable on what these problems are and how to educate people on how a good association or relationship looks like. I have learned that everyone could become a victim at some point in his or her life.

Domestic violence is a pattern of abusive behavior or coercive control in any relationship that is used by one person to gain or maintain power and control over another. (Violence). Most of society’s think domestic violence is when one of the spouses is abusing the other spouse. Domestic violence can occur between anyone who has lived together at one point of time; couples who have never lived together, but have a child together and family member who has live together in the same household. Domestic violence can happen to anyone, regardless of their class, religion, ethnic background, education, age, gender, disability status, sexual orientation, gender presentation, or immigration status. The domestic violence can place in different categories, such as; emotional abuse, physical abuse, psychological abuse, sexual abuse and financial abuse. Researcher had discovered tactics that the abusers use to control their victims such as; dominance, humiliation, isolation, threats, intimidation, denial and shifting blame. (Helpguide.org).