Domestic Violence, or spousal abuse, is one of the most appalling crimes in the criminal justice system. Domestic violence involves the abuse of an intimate partner through means of physical, verbal, emotional, or sexual aggression. When most people think of domestic violence, the most frequent thought is the husband, or boyfriend, battering their defenseless female partner. What people fail to realize is that domestic violence does not happen strictly between heterosexual couples, same sex couples can become victims of battering as well. They can suffer much more than heterosexual victims.
violence against women (VAW) as "any act of gender-based violence that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual or mental harm or suffering to women, including threats of such acts, coercion or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, whether occurring in public or in private life." the main type of VAW is Intimate partner violence & Sexual violence. Risk factors lower levels of education. exposure to child maltreatment. witnessing family violence.
BOOKLET ON SAFEGUARDING IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE 1) Physical abuse is deliberate physical force that may result in bodily injury, pain, or impairment. Both old and young people can be physically abused. There are signs or indicators to show physical abuse and there are ways in which victims and abusers act or interact with each other. Physical abuse includes the smashing of furniture and personal belongings, being pushed or shoved, being held against your will, slapped, bitten, kicked, pinched, punched, choked or ducked under water, threatened or hurt with a weapon, threats of violence, locked in or out of the house, hair pulled, burnt with cigarettes, acid, an iron, hot food or water. Signs of physical abuse in adults are: bruising, particularly in well-protected and covered areas, fractures, sprains or dislocations, lacerations, burns - including friction burns and scalds, drowsiness, pressure sores, cowering and flinching, unexplained hair loss, significant weight loss.
The victim will be affected by DV and it can happen to anyone regardless of gender, social background, religion, sexuality or ethnicity. The children will be also affected by witnessing DV Section 120 of the Adoption and Children Act 2002 In terms of gender everyone can be a victim of DV, however, most domestic violence is committed by a man against a woman. Domestic violence is dangerous. Too often, conflicts escalate into injury or death. 3.
Signs of physical abuse in adults are: bruising, particularly in well-protected and covered areas, fractures, sprains or dislocations, lacerations, burns - including friction burns and scalds, drowsiness, pressure sores, unexplained hair loss, significant weight loss, etc. Symptoms include feeling low, angry and in pain. Sexual abuse is when a person is forced or tricked into taking part in any kind of sexual activity. When sexual contact is non-consensual, it is an abuse. It can happen to men and women of any age that is both old and young.
There are many different types of physical abuse. It can be anything from striking or punching, to sleep deprivation, exposure to the cold or withholding of food or mediation. Possible indicators of physical abuse can be multiple bruising, fracture, burns, bed sores, depression, and the list goes on. Sexual Abuse Sexual abuse, also referred to as molestation, is the forcing of undesired sexual behaviour by one person upon another. When that force is immediate, of short duration, or infrequent, it is called sexual assault.
Examine the Patterns of and reasons for, Domestic Violence in society. (24 marks) Domestic Violence is defined by the Women’s Aid federation (2008) as; Physical, mental, sexual, or financial Violence, that takes place within an intimate or family type relationship and forms a pattern of coercive and controlling behaviour. It may involve partners, ex-partners, household members or relatives. A common view of Domestic Violence is that it caused by psychological effects, rather than social effects, but sociologists have challenged this view. It is thought that it is the behaviour of a few ‘sick’ or disturbed individuals, but in actual fact Domestic Violence is far too widespread to be the work of just a few individuals.
-According to the US Department of Justice, 2001, intimate partner violence (IPV) does not stop as couples grow older. Women between the ages of 45 and 49 are more likely to be murdered by their partners, more so, are any other age groups. Middle-aged and older women that have been victim to domestic violence are at a higher overall mortality than those who have not (Baker, LaCroix, Wu, Cochrane, Wallace, & Woods, 2009). The wife is the client family member who is experiencing the lifecycle stage. Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a term that usually encompasses violence perpetrated by any relationship partner, not just a spouse (Campbell, 2004).
Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is a problem that most people do not address in the proper way. Many devastating things happen as a result of this, whether the pain you experience is from the emotional toll that this can cause or the physical abuse that may come along. One aspect that appeared interesting was the effects that IPV may have within the risk of obtaining HIV. Looking through the “Journal of Family Violence” Viol (2009) 24:221-229, I discovered the article “Intimate Partner Violence and HIV Risk-Propensity in Black/ African American Women”, which discussed these concepts. The article defines IPV as any act that is used to control, terrorize, or dominate another, within a relationship (Josephs and Abel).
The National Association of Social Workers (2006) define the types of abuse as follows: Physical abuse is defined as the use of physical force that may result in bodily injury, physical pain, or impairment. It may include, but is not limited to, such acts of violence as striking (with or without an object), hitting, beating, pushing, shoving, shaking, slapping, kicking, pinching, and burning. In addition, it may also include the inappropriate use of drugs and physical restraints, force-feeding, and physical