Domestic Violence & Social Work

Domestic Violence Shelter and Services, Inc. (DVSS) is a nonprofit agency located in Wilmington North Carolina. DVSS provide support services, shelter, public education, and prevention services to citizens of New Hanover County. The agency has two locations, the Open Gate located at 2901 Market Street, and a women and children’s shelter located in an undisclosed location. DVSS operates three for profit resale stores. Vintage Values stores are located at 413 South College Road #9, 5226 South College Road #10, and 609 Castle Street. All proceeds support the operation of the shelter and its programs (M. Lama, personal communication, November 8, 2013).

Domestic violence occurs in epidemic proportions, impacting an estimated 6.2 million American women every year, and causing more

Nowadays, domestic violence is still an issue that affects women not only in the United States but all around the world.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (2016) states “intimate partner violence includes physical violence, sexual violence, threats of physical or sexual violence, stalking and psychological aggression…by a current or former intimate partner”. Furthermore, the CDC reports that “more than 1 in 3 women (35.6%)…in the U.S. have experienced rape, physical violence, and/or stalking by an intimate partner, nearly 1 in 3 women (30.3%) has been slapped, pushed or shoved by an intimate partner…, and nearly half of all women in the U.S. (48.4%) have experienced at least one form of psychological aggression with 4 in 10 (40.3%) reporting some form of expressive aggression (e.g., their partner

The 35th president of the United States John F. Kennedy once said “Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable”. The Kensington riots occurred in May 1844 and the riots endured for numerous days. The conflict that induced the violent riots occurred just a couple of days prior to the violent acts. An administrator of a catholic school in the district of Kensington suspended the reading and analyzation of the Holy Bible. Shortly after the ruling which was implemented by Hugh Clark spread to the city of Philadelphia, a rebellion began to stir in the city of brotherly love. Throughout this piece of writing a brief, yet detailed description of the Kensington riots that occurred in Philadelphia will be offered. In addition to a description of the violent riots, I will inspect the different sources used and explain the point of view of the authors and determine if the sources are worthy of the audience's trust or if the sources are biased and dishonest. After analyzation of several excerpts, it is inaccurate to deliver account of the Kensington Riots if it is biased against one of the participating parties at conflict. Furthermore before analyzing the accounts and point of view of the sources used an understanding of the events that occurred is necessary.

analyzed were age, race, prior criminal history, and severity of intimate partner violence committed. The types of data analyses used were Chi-squared and binary logistic regression.

Although there are now laws against domestic violence, the issue still seems to be present in the 21st century. Once given an blind eye to is existence for decades people are now forced to face the fact that domestic violence is an major issue no matter when and where it may occur. In this essay I will be addressing the issues of:

• These procedures are used when stable symptoms persist despite maximal medical therapy, or when unstable symptoms fail to settle.

arrested on the grounds of questionable violence (proof should be established in the court of law). The value that directly correlates with domestic violence from a social work perspective would be the importance of human relationships, the social worker has to comprehend that cultivating a healthy and supporting relationship between family members is vital while creating a stable environment for society. It “promotes, restores, maintains, and enhances the well-being of individuals, families, social groups, organizations, and communities” ("Code of Ethics (English and Spanish) - National Association of Social Workers").

Many social issues plague society today, and domestic violence is one of the major issues that society faces daily. Many factors play a role in domestic violence including gender, race, culture, and media. In order to remedy this problem, measures need to be taken to ensure that the problem of domestic violence is fully understood, there needs to be a universal understanding of how people become involved in this kind of situation, and there needs to be information or a process that the public is aware of for how domestic violence can be prevented.

Domestic violence affects a large amount of relationships in the United States each year. As the times have changed, abuse has become less accepted as a normal occurrence, and society has begun working together to provide awareness towards violence in intimate partner relationships. “Problems of family violence are potentially the most destructive in our society” (Kurland 23). Domestic violence is a problem that begins in the home, and spreads to affect the world around it. Violence is present in relationships of all demographics, be it race, sexual orientation, or social class. No one is entirely safe from experiencing abuse, but if society is taught to recognize the signs it can save a life or even prevent abuse from happening.

At my agency I work with victims of domestic violence. In training with Chesterfield County Domestic Violence Resource Center I learned a lot about how this growing problem has affected them. This county is one of two that had been recognized for efforts to ending domestic violence. They believe that effective intervention in assaults and sexual violence occurs when the agency and service coordinates their policies and practice to meet community intervention.

Lots of people, abuser and non-abusers blame alcohol and substance for their violent actions. While this may be true it’s not right to say flat out. Yes 93% of the persons causing violence on their spouses were alcoholics (Roleff, Tamara). Alcohol and drugs are in hankers but never and excuse and/or cause. Abuse is a choice (Introduction). Being a society of people who find it the easiest way to get out of a situation is blaming something on another thing. Substance abuse seems pretty common and generic. There are a lot of things that go into abuse before alcohol is brought into the picture. The fact that a spouse is jealous or controlling even just angry is magnified by the effect of alcohol (Roleff, Tamara) it makes everything a whole lot worse. The abuser being affected by alcohol is also a way so the abuser and the person being abused have something to blame it on (Roleff, Tamara). As stated before we are a society of giving out blame.

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

Domestic violence is skyrocketing in our society. In the U.S., as many as 1.5 million women and 850,000 men were physically assaulted by their intimate partner last year, and numerous children abused by their parents. These sad criminal acts will continue to grow in our society, unless our community takes action to stop these crimes.