Pearce, Lynne. "Signs of domestic abuse." Emergency Nurse: the Journal of the RCN Accident
and Emergency Nursing Association 25.4 (2017): 13-13.
Domestic violence and abuse refer to incidents or patterns of threatening behavior, abuse, or
violence transpiring between intimate partners or family members. Research done by a charity
organization known as Living Without Abuse (LWA) reports that two women and thirty men
lose their lives weekly and yearly, respectively, due to domestic violence. Domestic violence and
abuse occur in many forms, including coercive control, emotional, social, physical, and even
physical. Stress, injuries, inability to express oneself freely, for instance, unwillingness to give
out personal information, anxiety, substance abuse, and suicidal tendencies are vivid signs and
symptoms of domestic abuse.LWA maintains that although not all domestic violence cases are
reported, approximately one in four women and one in six men experience domestic violence.
People should note what it entails because it can happen to anyone irrespective of gender, race
age, and sexual orientation, social and economic status.
Mantel, Barbara. "Domestic Violence: Are Federal Programs helping to curb abuse? 15.11
(2013)
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According to the Department of Justice Crime Surveys, domestic abuse cases have reduced in
the past two decades. Reasons for the decline of domestic abuse include significant growth in
shelters and formulation & enforcement of aggressive enforcement. Laws like the Violence
Against Women Act formulated in 1994 came in handy because it ensured many shelters had
been made, training programs and social services have been provided. However, activists and
victims' advocates raised their sentiments that the Department of Justice in one way
underestimates the domestic violence issue and neglects some victims such as older women
while focusing on minors. Further, the activists cited a survey conducted by Centers for Disease
control and Prevention Survey which maintains that adults who undergo stalking, rape and
physical violenc4e yearly are more than twelve million. Many professionals such as prosecutors,
judges, advocates and researchers are contemplating on the best ways which can be applied to
combat violence between intimate partners. Unfortunately, with the ever changing and advancing
technology, such as social media and GPS have made it easier for abusers to intimidate and
tracking victims' activities.
Briggs, Suzanne Mae. Domestic Violence Among Older Adults: A Policy Analysis of the
Violence Against Women Act of 2000. California State University, Long Beach, 2012.
Results of statistics have shown that although both men and women undergo domestic violence,
women are at higher risk of being abused than their counterparts. Insubordination and female
inferiority under the rule of male patriarchy is portrayed in how women are treated historically.
Domestic violence ranks the leading cause of women's injuries, which causes significant
problems in their social and health life. The barbaric insubordination and treatment of women are
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deeds that were accepted and tolerated for a very long time. However, feminist activists
laboriously challenged the uncouth behavior, and to sum it up, women organizations such as
Battered Women Movement and NOW championed against women violence in their homes.
Several detrimental effects are witnessed in society because of the trajectory of domestic
violence. Those effects include high rates of victimization and injuries, which leads to high costs
incurred in seeking legal and health services.
Paselk, Brittany. A Historical Analysis of Societal Perception of Domestic Violence and
Domestic Violence Victims in America. California State University, Long Beach, 2011.
Society may sympathize with domestic violence victims, although often they are held
responsible for their involvement in abusive relationships. On the flip side, in case the society
sympathizes with the victim, the sympathy extends with the condition that the victim exhibits a
specific behavioral pattern. When domestic violence victims fail to respond to their abusers in a
manner that is considered acceptable by the public, they automatically are held accountable for
their abuse. For instance, when the victim chooses not to walk away from the abuser, they are
forced to endure the burden of responsibility because they should have found a way of escaping
the violent situation.
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Annotated List of Works Cited
Briggs, Suzanne Mae. Domestic Violence among Older Adults: A Policy Analysis of the Violence
against Women Act of 2000. California State University, Long Beach, 2012.
Mantel, Barbara. "Domestic Violence: Are Federal Programs helping to curb abuse? 15.11
(2013).
Paselk, Brittany. A Historical Analysis of Societal Perception of Domestic Violence and
Domestic Violence Victims in America. California State University, Long Beach, 2011.
Pearce, Lynne. "Signs of domestic abuse." Emergency Nurse: the Journal of the RCN Accident
and Emergency Nursing Association 25.4 (2017):