Domestice Violence

A on Domestic Violence

Domestic violence is phenomenal societal problems that are plaguing human society at the present times which victims are mostly women and children . They are usually victims of physical or sexual assault

Because women are prone to be victims of domestic violence , Feminist expressed concern about the widespread problem plaguing the present generation and struggle towards getting protection for women from the court . Although , most of the offenses were hidden under family affairs Carol Bolimer , Jennyfer Brandth , Denise Bronson , and Helen Hartnett , in their article , Domestic Violence Law

Reforms : Reaction from the Trenches , say that , Feminists are gaining success in their efforts , as criminal justice personnel are now getting more objective investigative in handling domestic violence cases . But despite of this hundreds of thousands of American women and children suffer domestic violence each year , studies have shown that sixty percent up to seventy-five percent of families fall victims to domestic violence every year and this problem has already taken thousands of women 's lives

What is domestic violence ? How can one determine that he or she is standing on that very dangerous ground ? And what are the solutions to the problem , are some of the contents that this attempts to present

Definitions of Domestic Violence

Domestic violence is defined as a continuum of behavior ranging from verbal abuse , physical and sexual assault , to rape and even homicide Most of the cases of domestic violence are perpetuated by men against women and their children ' In C .J . Newton 's article , domestic violence an overview ' he presented a United States Department of Justice report published in May 2000 through the National Crime Victimization Survey and the FBI data , defining domestic violence as violent crimes by current or former spouses , boyfriend and girlfriend . In their definition of violent , it includes lethal (homicide ) and non lethal which they enumerated as rape , sexual assault , robbery , aggravated assault , and simple assault . The report mentions more than one million crimes committed against persons by the current or former spouses Deborah Lockton , LLB , MPhil and Professor Richard Ward LLB , identified domestic violence as an act of physical and mental cruelty progressing from a slap or shore , to punch or kick , and to the more extreme manifestation of violence , in suffocation , strangulation , attempted murder and murder

Causes of Domestic Violence

Different group of people explained the causes of domestic violence however , as one analyze the causes of the problem , they are similar in terms of gender roles which is fact has something to do with the cultural and historical origin of family . It is also noted that changes in terms of roles contributed a lot in the existence of this particular problem . According to feminism , one of the causes of domestic violence is the legal system which in their view is patriarchal on several levels . They argue that the law is sexist in that it generally treats men better than women ' They emphasized that the criminal justice personnel prior to their effort to gain...