DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

Domestic Violence

Abstract

In this research we try to discover the perception of “Domestic Violence” in a holistic perspective. The key focal point of the study is on “Domestic Violence”. The study also evaluates several characteristics of “Domestic Violence” and tries to determine its outcomes. Lastly the research illustrates diverse aspects which are accountable for “Domestic Violence” and tries to describe the overall effect of it.

Table of Contents

Types And Context Of Violence in Georgia1

Obstacles To Break The Vicious Circle Of Violence2

The Widespread Impunity3

The Trial Of Civil Suits5

No Long-Term Solutions6

Risk Factors6

Impact and Reactions7

Physical8

Psychological8

Behavioral and Lifestyle9

Children11

Community12

Conclusion12

Recommendations13

Domestic Violence

Types And Context Of Violence in Georgia

In Georgia, Violence against women by their current or former partners, covers the whole spectrum - from taking women's economic livelihoods to verbal and psychological abuse, physical and sexual violence and murder. Often these types of violence are interrelated and associated character.Many acts of domestic violence occur in the context of extended families living one household. As in the villages, and to a lesser extent, in cities in Georgia often live in one house three generations of one family. There are no data on domestic violence among same-sex partners are not currently available.

Many (but not all) cases of domestic violence have been reported, "Amnesty International", accompanied by alcoholism and drug abuse by the perpetrators. While the author himself or other family members often use the excuse of drunkenness as his behavior, saying that he had been unable to control themselves, these men usually do not show violence against other persons outside the family. Another feature: in many cases partners raging strike blows on such parts of the body, where the bruises are not visible outside eyes.

Many local NGOs is considered one of the aspects that contribute to domestic violence in Georgia, economic difficulties. Economic and social upheavals that followed the collapse of the Soviet Union and civil war led to a redistribution of social and family roles in Georgia. As indicated by the psychologist from the NGO "Ndoba" Nana Agapishvili: "In many cases, the women found the strength to do any work to feed his family, while men are often just sit there without a job. Men are often intolerable, that they are no longer the main breadwinners, and it happens that the man abused his wife to keep control over it. "

Obstacles To Break The Vicious Circle Of Violence

Other obstacles include: lack of proper reaction by the police, lack of training for health staff in the field of domestic violence, lack of sufficient emergency shelter, widespread impunity for perpetrators of violence, and lack of opportunities for durable solutions, including financial independence and access to adequate housing.

Comprehensive training on domestic violence has not yet become part of the regular program of police training in Georgia. According to the draft action plan on prevention of domestic violence and Control (2006-2008), which must be approved by the Government by the end of September 2006, for law enforcement officers, judges, journalists, medical and social workers will be teaching courses ...