Domestic violence is a sobering issue. Approximately one out of every four women in the United States has experienced domestic violence by the hands of a current spouse, former spouse, or boyfriend (Black et al. 5). It has many names which include family violence, battering, wife beating, and domestic abuse. All these terms refer to the same thing, which is abuse by a marital, common law, or dating partner in an intimate relationship. It has a profound negative affect, both mentally and physically, on the abused. When domestic violence victims finally take the challenging step to reach out for help, many of them are in frightening situations. It is imperative that the victims find immediate safety and support, but many of them have no family or friends that they can turn to for assistance. Consequently, it is essential that additional government funds be budgeted for the upcoming fiscal years, so that domestic violence victims can receive adequate housing, counseling, and educational services. .
Since 1994, the government has provided support for these victims through various Violence Again Woman Act (VAWA) programs, the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA), and the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA). These programs have made significant advancement towards halting domestic violence (Truman 15). However, during the most recent years, substantial and devastating budget cuts have been made to government supported domestic violence programs. The victims of domestic violence are the ones that suffer severely from these budget restrictions, and they are often forced with no other choice than to return to their abuser. Since 2012, approximately 20 domestic violence programs across the United States have been forced to end their services (16). At the same time that budget cuts are being enacted, programs nationwide are acknowledging an increase in their demand for services. The need for services is large, and government funds need to allocated to meet the needs of domestic violence victims.
Even though men may be victims of domestic violence it is less common than in women. ... People tend to think because of their class or status that they cannot be victims of domestic violence. ... But men are also the victims of domestic violence. ... No major government research arm has ever looked at the pattern. ... I have also been a victim of domestic violence myself. ...
Domestic Violence as defined by the VAWOR "Domestic violence, Intimate Partner Violence, or Partner Violence, or Partner Abuse is a pattern one uses over another to systematically gain and maintain power in an intimate relationship. ... Domestic violence can happen in any type of relationship. ... It's very important to remember than when domestic violence occurs within a home not just the abuser & victim are affected, it has a serious effect on the family members, friends, co-workers, other witnesses and especially children. ... Usually when domestic violence is occurring the victim...
The view point that women are the only victims of domestic violence needs to be eradicated as domestic violence is not related to one type of victim. ... This is because it is not the social norm for a man to be heard speaking of domestic violence. ... Children can also be victims of and can be exposed to domestic violence, this involvement can have adverse effects of their development and can often have a later effect on their future. ... (Hart 1992) Over the past 40 years the UK has seen major changes in the approach to domestic violence because until the late 1970s domestic violence was n...
This study primarily concerns the silent female victim of domestic violence, who has so far been selectively ignored in Turkey. ... Moreover, seven-day prison sentences have been handed down, doing little to deter perpetrators of domestic violence.8 The 1998 Law on the Protection of the Family also concerns domestic violence, regulating protection decisions by the Judge of the Court of Peace upon complaints of women or child victims of domestic violence and measures that can be taken against the non-compliance of perpetrators. ... In terms of the support and assistance for victims, Purple ...
The gender inequality index ranks countries by taking account of factors such as maternal mortality ratio and education attainment levels; Afghanistan is ranked 134/138 countries, this proves that women living in Afghanistan are forced into living a life they don't wish to, they are forced to stop education and they are victims of domestic violence and abuse. ... The nation's GDP (gross domestic product) would increase and there would be a rise in output leading to great economic and social growth for the nation along with a rise in the standard of living and a decrease in poverty. ....
In the documentation of human rights violations and acts of violence connected with the armed confrontation, the Commission for Historical Clarification (CEH) registered a total of 42,275 victims, including men, women and children. Of these, 23,671 were victims of arbitrary execution and 6,159 were victims of forced disappearance. ... The widespread abuse of human rights has also become a domestic and international issue, after years in which the military-dominated governments repressed any opposition and massacred entire villages to discourage support for guerrillas (Vassileva). ... Gross ...
The first response of Indonesia was to raise the rupiah, raise key domestic interest rates, and tighten fiscal policy. At that time, president Soeharto made the agreement with the International Monetary fund (IMF) on an economic reform program to solve the economy. ... (Diao and Tan, 137) IV Analysis Because Chinese were easy targeted and had no political power, they became the victims of the riots in 1998. ... Instead, they should cease the violence against The Chinese-Indonesians. The violence against The Chinese-Indonesians erupted across Indonesia. ...
Through the limitless profits earned through the global crime trade, these syndicates of crime have been known to corrupt government agencies and state officials through either bribes or threats of violence; hence corrupting the state in their favor. ... Transnational crime is one of the most important global security threats of the 21st century because of its ability to infiltrate government agencies, smuggle illicit goods in the pursuit of vast amounts of capital, the funding of terrorist organizations, as well as the political instability created. ... Terrorist organizations such as Al Qae...
A vast police network is scarcely adequate to prevent drive-by shootings, rape, gang violence, and murders. ... Clearly, the enactment of gun control laws achieve little in curbing violence, and the NRA advocates this fact. ... Since the Amendment's inception, the government has persisted to uphold it. ... The most obvious problem is that there is not enough federal funding for the law. ... If the problem with funding is not solved the law will be inefficient and could possibly be ...
