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Domestic Violence - Crimes within the Home
What is domestic violence? It takes place when a family
member, a domestic partner, or
ex-partner physically
or psychologically dominates and/or causes harm to another family
member. Are you in a household where domestic violence is a daily
occurrence?
Domestic
violence is referred to as domestic abuse, relationship violence,
spousal
abuse, family violence, and Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) although
these
terms may have specific definitions in some jurisdictions.
In
recent years, numerous cases of wife battering caught the attention of
feminist
groups and gave rise to public awareness on domestic violence. While
most
victims of domestic violence are women, men’s movement
showcasing men as
victims of domestic violence is also on the rise.
Domestic
violence can happen in all cultures, races, ethnicities, economic
classes, and
religion with members of both sexes as possible victims. Moreover, both
opposite-sex
and same-sex relationships can suffer from domestic violence.
Domestic
Violence - Multi-Faceted and Multi-Dimensional
Domestic
violence comes in different forms: physical violence, sexual abuse,
emotional
abuse, psychological abuse, violent threats, and economic deprivation
among
others.
Aside
from its many forms, there are also 3 dimensions that are taken into
account
when describing and evaluating domestic violence.
- Mode:
Identifies domestic violence as physical, emotional, psychological,
and/or sexual.
- Frequency:
States if domestic violence happens on a continuous basis or as an
on-and-off thing.
- Severity:
Distinguishes and rates physical and psychological abuse as mild,
moderate, or severe. The most severe cases of domestic violence often
results in homicide. Injuries from domestic violence are also
classified as transitory or permanent.
Domestic
Violence - Letting the Numbers Talk
- About
960,000 incidents of domestic violence happen every year.
- About
3 million women suffer from physical abuse from their husband or
boyfriend annually.
- 1
in every 3 women has suffered from physical and/or sexual abuse at
least once in her life.
- 30%
of the US population knows a woman who has suffered domestic violence.
- Although
considered a crime against women, 15% of the victims of Intimate
Partner Violence (IPV) cases in 2001 are made up of men.
- Intimate
Partner Violence made up 20% of the total crimes against women and 3%
of total crimes against men in 2001.
- Although
women are less likely to be victims of violent crimes, studies show
that they are 5 to 8 times more likely to suffer from domestic violence.
- About
324,000 women suffer from domestic violence during pregnancy every year.
- Regardless
of race or ethnicity, women all over the world are similarly vulnerable
to domestic violence.
- Domestic
violence against women is more damaging than cases where men are the
victims.
- Domestic
violence cases have the highest growth rate of all domestic-related
violations.
- It
is estimated that women are about 7 to 14 times more likely to report
domestic violence than men.
- An
average of 3 women or more are killed by their husbands or boyfriends
every day.
- Men
who are in same-sex relationships are more likely to suffer from
domestic violence than those in opposite-sex relationships.
Domestic
Violence against Men
Unless
substantial injuries have been incurred, men are generally more
reluctant to
report domestic violence in the relationship they are in. This accounts
for the
little data available for domestic violence against men although this
doesn’t
deny the fact it exists and is rampant in our present society.
Police
data shows however that men who file complaints of domestic violence
are co-habiting
with another man, while only 7% of complainants are living with the
opposite
sex.
Domestic
Violence against Children
Studies
show that 40 to 60% of men and women who inflict some form of domestic
violence
to their partners also do so to their children. Moreover, children who
come
from physically abusive homes are also more likely to be sexually
abused than
children from non-abusive homes.
A
look
at the statistics of IPV can give one a good idea of how rampant
domestic
violence against children is in our present society.
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