DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

Domestic Violence



TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION1

Background2

Problem Statement2

Purpose and Objectives of the Study2

Rationale of the Study2

Definition of Terms3

Limitations of the Study3

Theoretical Framework3

Research Hypotheses3

Summary of Remaining Chapters3

CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW5

Conceptual Framework5

Forms of Violence5

Domestic Violence8

Violence in the Home12

Prevalence13

Effects of Domestic Violence14

Impact on Children15

Impact of Physical Abuse16

Impact of Sexual Abuse16

Impact of Emotional Neglect17

Impact of Exposure to Family Violence17

Implications for Intervention and Policy17

Findings18

Getting Help19

CHAPTER 3: CONCLUSION21

REFERENCES22

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

Domestic violence can be defined as any domestic partner or interfamilial altercation that involves emotional, psychological, verbal, or physical abuse. The abuse may be sufficient to warrant the involvement of law enforcement officials, but this definition includes acts, that are not illegal, such as verbal abuse. There is no crime labeled domestic violence; rather, the crimes committed defined legally as domestic violence include assault, assault and battery, rape, stalking, aggravated assault, and assault with a dangerous/deadly weapon (Ganley 2009, 196).

Domestic violence affects all socioeconomic, racial, and ethnic categories. The majority of victims are women, but the scope of domestic violence is not limited to women. Adult children and spouses victimize the elderly; children can be physically, psychologically, or sexually abused by parents, relatives, or siblings; gay men and lesbians can perpetrate or be victims of abuse within same-sex relationships; and intimate dating partners can commit an assault or rape. The act committed determines the crime, not the relationship between the offender and victim, but the relationship determines if the crime is classified as domestic.

The relationship is recognized as domestic if partners are married, unmarried but live together, cohabiting same-sex partners, roommates, and family members. Yet there is no broadly accepted conception of what constitutes a domestic relationship. Because domestic violence generally falls under the jurisdiction of state legislation, the definitions of domestic relationships vary in each state (Kitzmann 2003, 339).

Background

The topic covered in this paper is domestic violence in general and national aspects. The topics discussed under the head of domestic violence relates to its description, brief history. The paper also tells since when it actually started and got recognized as domestic violence. The paper discusses its impact in detail on children, adult, women and men, etc. In the end; the paper discusses any suggestions, help and recommendations which can help against the domestic violence. After that, the paper lasts with a brief conclusion.

Problem Statement

The importance of this paper is that it recognizes domestic violence as violence and an abuse. The paper discusses the negative and huge impact of domestic violence collectively and individually. The paper defines the problems, describes it and suggests ways to remove it.

Purpose and Objectives of the Study

The purpose of this research is to look what exactly domestic violence is; why and how it occurs; how it spreads itself through individuals to society and what are the important measures to get rid of it.

Rationale of the Study

The general topic was domestic violence. The effects of domestic violence are discussed in greater details so that readers may get aware of the negative effects, whether it is sociological, psychological or ...