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Domestic Violence Research Paper

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A few years ago a child, young, too young to differ good things from bad ones, saw everything as perfect in his small brown eyes. His life perfect, his parents perfect, his room, perfect. But everything was not perfect in his life. Being the small child he was he knew not of the danger of his father, the aggression, abuse, and all around hatred to everything...and everyone. And to the father the prime subject to all of his imperfections was his wife. Now, the wife knew the dangers of the father, she met them firsthand, and tried to ignore all of the pain that the father would inflict, all to keep the son happy. But year by year, as the child began to grow, his vision in which he saw everything as perfect began to wear away. He now saw the dangers of a lot of things such as, knifes, threats...and his father. Some would say the child's sight improved over the years because he know saw …show more content…

Domestic violence is displayed in many ways but spousal abuse is the most common exhibition and unfortunately between people in an intimate relationship. Domestic violence is not just simply physical, but consists of any behavior that is intended to control the other person through the use of verbal assaults as well. Over time domestic violence has a tremendous negative effect on the victim. Studies suggest that there is a relationship between partner violence and depression and suicidal behavior. Domestic violence victims are also at a higher risk for developing addictions to alcohol, tobacco, or drugs. According to NCADV (National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, on average, nearly 20 people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner in the United States. Also, 1 in 5 women and 1 in 7 men have been victims of severe physical violence by an intimate partner in their lifetime and only 34% of people who are injured by intimate partners receive medical care for their

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