However, many sociologists would argue that this is a result from social causes A shocking pattern of domestic violence is that women are more often only targeted by domestic violence. Coleman found that women were more likely than men to have been a victim of ‘intimate violence’, this is across the 4 types of abuse; parent abuse, family abuse, sexual assault and stalking. Similarly, in Mirrless-black studies he found that nearly one in for women were assaulted by a partner, there was also cases of this being repeated; contrastingly, one in seven men have been a victim of domestic violence and one in twenty repeatedly. Also, Dobash and Dobash found that violent incidents were provoked by a man feeling his self-authority had been challenged in different circumstances. Putting this into real life terms, being late for a meal for instance.
The factors that influence the departure or remaining of a wife with her abusive spouse are explained. Resolutions that may assist in improving the emotional and physical problems are identified. The Victimization of Women Married to Substance Addicted Men Women from all walks of life, of different societies, culture, race and creed experience the devastating effects of violence on a regular basis. Aggravated assault, simple assaults, sexual assaults, murders and rapes are all occurrences of violence against women. “In general, for both fatal and non-fatal violence, women are at higher risk than men to be victimized by an intimate” (Craven, 1996, p. 2).
Even though its frown up in society there are individuals that are able to continue with they’re violent actions. Kathryn Coleman found a pattern that women were more likely than men to have experienced intimate violence across all types of abuse, to back up Coleman, Mirrlees Black similar found that most victims are women and 99% of incidents are committed by men and that 1 in 4 women will experience abuse and assault by their partner, this is confirmed by research conducted by Russell and Rebecca Dobash they cite examples of wives being slapped, beaten , raped or killed by their husbands however they argue that marriage legitimates violence against women because husbands tend to be in charge and women are often dependent. Radical feminists help explain why abuse patterns are concentrated around women and why they are more likely to be victims of abuse by men. Kate Millett and Shulamith Firestone argue that all societies have been founded on patriarchy; men are seen as the oppressors and exploiters of women, for radical feminists widespread domestic violence is inevitable in a patriarchal society and serves to preserve the power men have over women, they see male dominance over institutions as the reason police and courts are reluctant to deal with cases of domestic violence efficiently. Catriona MirrlesBlack’s
Domestic violence occurs in men and women of any race, ethnicity, or religion, whether they are gay or straight, rich or poor, teen, adult, or elderly. Most domestic abused victims are women being abused by men (Women’s Aid 2012). In attempt to prevent further abuse, victims can obtain a protection order and/or a restraining order. Protection orders and restraining orders differ across states but are both used to protect victims in different ways. Civil Protection Orders (CPO) are usually used to protect victims of domestic violence.
* Almost half (46.9 percent) of those surveyed experienced physical abuse, including almost 80 percent of girls. * One in five reported histories of sexual abuse, and 77.3 percent of female prisoners reported abuse as girls. African Americans are twice more likely to be senetenced with life without parole for murdering a Caucasian than a Caucasian murdering an African American (Meza). The United States is still somewhat raciest when it comes to sentencing minorities
In some cases, there is actually more abuse in GLBT relationships. It is said that the spousal violence in same-sex relationships is double that of heterosexual relationships. Another high type of abuse in heterosexual relationships is emotional abuse where 83% of GLBT’s said had occurred in their relationship at one time or another. Although physical abuse is not as common in GLBT relationships, 46.6% of lesbians said that they were in a continuously violent relationship. There is almost an even balance between lesbian to gay relationships and the abuse within it; in 1997 52% of the reported cases were men which make 48% of the cases women.
The NCADV describes domestic violence as the willful intimidation, physical assault, battery, sexual assault, and/or other abusive behavior perpetrated by an intimate partner against another. Domestic abuse affects a large amount of individuals regardless of age, race, religion, economic status, nationality, educational background or the community they live in. III. Good Afternoon ladies and gentlemen, my name is Janeith Hyacinth and my goal today is to persuade you that it is important to report domestic violence to the authorities. a.
The alarming statistics that relate to youth violence are alarming and over whelming. Upon review of a study about youth violence, The Center for Disease Control (CDC) states that in 2007, 5764 young people aged 10-24 were murdered, that’s an average of 16 each day (CDC2010). With that said murder is the second leading cause of death for that age group. Other less severe crimes, but still inexcusable are also on the rise. Assaults committed by young people ages 10-24 were responsible for more than 656,000 injuries treated in an emergency room (CDC2010).
Stiffer punishment for crack cocaine use also has landed more black women in prison, and for longer sentences than white women (and men). There is no doubt that there’s feminization of poverty and racial stereotyping. More than one out of three black women jailed did not complete high school, were unemployed, or had incomes below the poverty level at the time of the arrest (PARC). While black men are stereotyped as violent, drug dealing “gangstas,” black women are stereotyped as sexually loose, conniving, untrustworthy, welfare queens. Many of the mostly middle class judges and jurors believe that black women offenders are menaces to
There are 43,000 inmates in prison for sexual offenses, while each year in this country over 510,000 children are victims of sexual assault. The statistics does not convey the severity of the situation. Each year 510,000 children have their childhoods destroyed, and are faced with dealing with sexual assault for their entire lives. Sadly, many of those assaults are perpetrated by people who have already been through the correctional system, only to victimize again. Sex offenders, as a class of criminals, are nine times more likely to repeat their crimes.