Domestic Violence Case Paper

The team of individuals who will lead this work include Baonam Giang, NMAFC’s Victim Services Coordinator; AnhDao Bui, Social Services Director; Kay Bounkeua, Interim Director, and Sarah Lau, Fiscal Manager. Mr. Giang was the sole creator of NMAFC’s men group and helps to coordinate all victims’ services at the agency, in addition to running a tae kwon do class for Asian youth. Mr. Giang has two years of formal training and experience on addressing gender violence. Before Mr. Giang, there has never been a Pan-Asian men’s group in Bernalillo County working to address gender violence within local Asian communities. As domestic violence, sexual assault, and other forms of violence are still extremely taboo topics for Asian communities, the formation alone of this group with regular attendees

On 03/18/2017 at approximately 2132 hours, I was dispatched to 8340 Rd. 46 in the County of Montezuma, and State of Colorado for reports of a domestic disturbance.

There are many types of legislative actions concerning human services issues across the United States. The National Conference of State Legislatures website offers numerous state legislatures regarding domestic violence, child support, sexual assault, and more. The legislation I have chosen to focus on is in Louisiana, regarding domestic violence and child custody.

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a serious social issue that affects millions of Americans. IPV describes physical sexual or psychological harm by a current or former partner spouse. Anyone can be a victim of IPV, this type of violence can occur among heterosexual or same-sex couples. However, this paper will focus on IPV faced by women. IPV is an important global public health concern related to physical trauma, mental illness, poor health, suicide and murder.(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2015). There are many risk factors that cause IPV; one of the predictors of IPV is a person’s socioeconomic status. Socioeconomic status is commonly conceptualized as the social standing or class, an individual’s socioeconomic status is measured as a combination of education, income and occupation. (American Psychology Association).

Domestic violence is an epidemic in our society with dramatic, negative effects on individuals, families and communities. Domestic violence is a crime that knows no economic, racial, ethnic, religious, age or gender limits. Women who are victims of domestic violence most likely are also victims of sexual assault and, stalking. A domestic violence victim may experience systematic rape in addition to physical and psychological abuse. According to Backman, (p.54) nearly one in every four women are beaten or raped by a partner during adulthood. Three women are killed by a current or former intimate partner each day in America, on average women are at an increased risk of harm shortly after separation from an abusive partner.

Domestic abuse is a very serious offense, and it needs to be stopped. It is not only a legal offense, but it is a humane offense. Abuse is wrong and lead to very serious consequences for the abuser and the abusee. Relationships are very important and are a wonderful part of life, but they can crumble when tension and strain are not properly taken care of. This can lead to abuse, and once abuse starts it can be difficult to stop. This is why prevention needs to be improved and strengthened. In order to strengthen domestic abuse prevention there needs to be more focus on counseling, classes, and programs.

When maternal love is not consistent, infants then begin to develop insecure attachment, for example, when an infant cries or shows distress and the care giver does not respond or only responds in a loud, abrupt way the infant can become more distressed as they pick up on emotions around them. If the care giver does not comfort the infant for example, holding, cradling or showing affection the child becomes frustrated because his or her needs

The federal government passed two laws related to domestic violence against women, the Family Violence Prevention and Services Program (FVPSA) and the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). Congress, first passed the FVPSA in 1984 to address domestic violence. Federal funding is provided and allocated to support domestic violence shelters and services for survivors, to include a national domestic violence hotline, and domestic violence prevention activities (Fernanders-Alcantara, 2017). Funding allocated for FVPSA was a little over $164 million in FY2017. Shelters, support services, and programs support received approximately $150 million. The National Domestic Violence Hotline received approximately $8.2 million. A program called Domestic Violence Prevention Enhancement and Leadership Through Allies, that supports selected communities to prevent domestic violence, received an average of $5.4 million (Fernanders-Alcantara, 2017).

There were several criminal domestic violence cases held in Rockville District Court of Maryland (courtroom 411) on October 21th, 2016 with Judge Zuberi B. Williams. Defendant Lainez-Gorosito, Bryant S was charged second degree of assault that he beat his girlfriend in Gaithersburg by the State (case number: 0D00350791). The case was postponed to December 23th, 2016 as continuous trial. Cross-claim of defendant Malonely, Jenny N was charged second degree of assault to her husband Chaudhary, Arjun by the State (case number 6D00357454). She was not guilty to the charge and the case was closed by judgment of acquittal with spouse invoked marital privilege after oath. Defendant Chaudhary, Arjun was charged second degree of assault to his wife Malonely,

When you are arrested for a crime, you have certain rights and one of those rights is to speak to a lawyer before you answer any questions from the police. Whether you have been accused of a minor traffic violation or a capital offense, you are entitled to these rights. As soon as you are arrested, advise the arresting officer that you would like to speak with your attorney and give Ms. Feiger's office a call.

Young children need to develop a relationship with at least one primary caregiver in order for their social and emotional development to occur normally. Without this attachment, they will suffer serious psychological and social impairment. During the first two years, how the parents or caregivers respond to their infants, particularly during times of distress, establishes the types of patterns of attachment their children form. These patterns will go on to guide the child’s feelings, thoughts and expectations as an adult in future

Maryland, domestic violence is defined as acts such as assault, sexual offenses, actions that cause harm to one’s body, and stalking that occur between family or household members. Family and household members are people related by blood, marriage, and adoption, people who have children together, stepparents, parents, and people and parents that live together.

Domestic violence is one of many precarious types of calls that a patrol officer responds to during his or her shift. Every state enacts its own laws for affecting an arrest regarding domestic violence, and it is imperative that the primary officer determine who the aggressor is and affect an arrest according to state laws and departmental policies.

Violence begins at a very young age. Even if children are not exposed to an abusive household, they still experience violence in cartoons and toys. Children of abused homes learn that violence is used to resolve conflicts. Boys grow up more likely to be abusers and girls grow up more likely to be victims of abusive relationships.

If you believe that you are in any kind of abuse relationship, or someone makes you feel anxious or stressed stop it now. If you know someone who is in a abuse relationship speak now and help them before it’s too late like it was for a lot more people. Let’s make a change today. Don’t wait for tomorrow, tomorrow might be too