Domestic Violence During The United States

Statistic’s have suggested violence is perpetrated against women in almost half of all marriages (Domestic Violence).Statistic’s gathered from 1994 indicate domestic violence causes almost 100,000 days of hospitalization, 30,000 emergency room visits, 40,000 trips to the doctor every year, and 50% of all homeless woman and their children are fleeing domestic violence( Domestic Violence).

One out of every 4 men experiences domestic violence. Those individuals who have been victims of domestic violence

The problem of domestic violence poses a danger to all the members the family unit. In addition, women and men are both ?equally likely to initiate and engage in partner aggression? (Stop Abusive and Violent Environments

Domestic abuse in the United States is a large-scale and complex social and health problem. The home is the most violent setting in America today (Lay, 1994). Sadly enough, the majority of people who are murdered are not likely killed by a stranger during a hold-up or similar crime but are killed by someone they know. Not surprisingly, the Center for Disease Control and prevention has identified interpersonal violence as a major public health problem (Velson-Friedrich, 1994). Current estimates suggest that three to four million women are the victims of physical abuse by their intimate partners (Harris & Cook, 1994). According to the FBI, some form of domestic violence occurs in half of the homes in the United States at least once a

“Almost one-third of female homicide victims that are reported in police records are killed by an intimate partner.”

Intimate partner violence, including both dating and spousal violence, accounts for one in every four violent crimes reported to police. In 2011, there were approximately 97,500 victims of intimate partner violence, representing a rate of 341 victims per 100,000 population. The vast majority of these victims (80%) were women.

With approximately 1.3 million women being victimized by an intimate partner each year and one in every four women experiencing domestic violence at some point in her life-time, domestic violence, also referred to as intimate partner violence Even after decades of increased activism and raised awareness by government agencies, the public and many nonprofit organizations, domestic violence still remains a serious problem within the United States.

“Every year, in the United States there are over 3 million incidents of reported domestic violence. Every year, 4,000 victims of domestic violence are killed.” (Domestic Violence: Disturbing Facts about Domestic Violence). Domestic violence is a crime that is not just committed in the United States, but worldwide. This crime is committed every day, every hour, every minute, and every second. Anybody can be a victim or the abuser. This can happen to any child, man or woman. This is a horrific crime. Women are more likely to be the victim in domestic violence than men. “Forty-five percent of all violent attacks against female victims 12 years old and older by multiple

In the United States today, 85% of domestic violence victims are women, and only 15% are men. Domestic violence can be anything that involves physical harm, sexual assault, or fear of physical harm. (“What is Domestic Violence?”) Domestic violence dramatically affects more women than men. Roughly about “38,028,000 women have experienced physical intimate partner violence in their lifetimes” (Huffington post). Domestic violence is an extensive complication in American society. In the United States alone there are multiple states with a high ranking rate when it comes to domestic violence. Ranked #1-10 with females being murdered by males, in 2011, with South Carolina as #1. Domestic violence is caused by many different situations and complications

It is also known that domestic violence usually increases in frequency and intensity. Research has shown that about 2 to 4 million women will experience some kind of domestic violence each year in the United States, and about 23% to 34% of women will experience domestic violence in their lifetimes. This aggression towards women results in physical injuries, physical health problems, psychological disturbance, and, in some cases, death.

the ages of 11 and 20 are in jail for murdering their mothers abuser. Also

•1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men in the United States have experienced some form of physical violence by an intimate partner.

1 in 4 women and 1 in 7 men have been victims of severe physical violence by an intimate partner in their lifetime

However, I have a suspicion that it may make me shift my focus in social work to, possibly, cover domestic abuse more than if it remained illegal; which it more than likely will. I will major in sociology because I want to help change the world for the better and, if domestic violence were made legal in Wisconsin, I may have to shift my eventual job’s focus to accommodate that fact. If Kansas were to get rid of the law to prosecute offenders, I believe that families in Kansas who suffer from domestic abuse would lack a required coping mechanism to help them deal with the suffering that they have to, unfortunately, undergo. Declaring, even in a symbolic nature, that domestic violence is no longer a “serious crime” would encourage those abusers to hurt their families even more. As the fact that they would not be seriously prosecuted would only make them more likely to harm their family’s wellbeing. It would be like declaring arson legal and then being surprised when places are set ablaze – it is simply illogical and socially ineffective. Combating the demon of domestic abuse is not a battle that will ever be completely won, but it is an issue that can be reduced and

According to statistics found by the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Every nine seconds a woman is abused by her husband or intimate partner. At least 1 in every 4 women and 1 in every 9 men have been beaten, coerced into sex or otherwise abused in their lifetime. Most often the abuser is one of their own family. Domestic violence is a problem that somehow affects every one of us in this room at some time and is actually the leading cause of injury to women -- more than car accidents, muggings and rapes combined.