Evidence Based On Intimate Partner Violence ( Ipv ) Or Domestic Violence

Working with victims of domestic violence can be an extremely rewarding and fulfilling endeavor. One of the most crucial aspects for a paralegal working with victim of domestic violence is adequately engaging in the task of educating oneself to understand the commonalities of such victims and the ordeals that they have been through. Such clients are drastically different from other individuals who have suffered other physical and violent crimes. Understanding the background of someone who has lived through domestic violence is absolutely central to being able to provide adequate and sensitive legal care. Most victims of domestic violence are women (95%) though domestic violence can have an impact on ever age, class, race, ethnic, cultural or religious group (purplerainfoundation, 2012). "In the United States, nearly one in three adult women experience at least one physical assault by a partner during adulthood (American Psychological Association, Presidential Task Force on Violence and the Family 1996 Report)" (purplerainfoundation, 2012). These women are often terrified of their partner's temper, apologize when they are abused and often in the most extremely controlling and isolated environment where the abusive partner will control who the partner sees and where the partner goes outside of the home, jealous of outside relationships (purplerainfoundation, 2012). In these abusive relationships the women are hit,

Regardless of their area of work, nurses have the potential to be exposed to the intimate partner violence (IPV) continuum. Often noticed as the front line workers, nurses are in a position to observe and assess situations where IPV is suspected, and intervene should these issues arise. Nurses are obligated to provide safe, holistic, quality care to victims of IPV and implement resources such as counseling, community support as well as physical and emotional support; “nurses work with persons who have health-care needs or are receiving care to enable them to attain their highest possible level of health and well-being” (CNA, 2017). Nurses have the ability to be a catalyst for positive change for individuals in abusive situations. Victims

Domestic violence, alternatively referred to as Intimate Partner Violence, is defined by the Department of Justice as “a pattern of abusive behavior in any relationship that is used by one partner to gain or maintain power and control over another intimate partner.” While domestic violence is commonly thought of as only physical or sexual abuse, domestic violence can also be emotional, economic, or psychological. Domestic violence has remained constant in society throughout history, even though over time society’s response to the issue has changed. While domestic violence affects everyone regardless of race, gender, age, etc. it is estimated that approximately 90% of all victims are women. For the purpose of this paper, I will be focusing on

Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) impacts millions of families worldwide (Watts & Zimmerman, 2002). In fact, in the United States alone on average nearly 20 people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner. During one year, this equates to more than 10 million women and men (National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey, 2010). In light of this troubling information, the clinical social worker may find him or herself called upon to serve this most vulnerable population.

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.

Domestic Violence is a critical issue negatively impacting women in the world today. There has to be something done to prevent this type of abuse from happening. The results of my research revealed that there are many victims that do not know the type of help that is available and there needs to be major improvement in the way domestic violence cases are handled. Based on my findings, awareness and prevention programs should be implemented in every state in order prevent this type of abuse from happening over and over. Also, each program must be monitored to ensure they are following the proper guidelines in order to better serve the victims and their families.

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a pattern of aggressive behavior and coercive behavior that can include physical injury, psychological abuse, sexual assault, progressive isolation, stalking, and intimidation which may take many forms. IPV is a common and significant public health problem that is life threatening and preventable. It affects millions of women regardless of race, ethnicity, age, education, socioeconomic class, or sexual orientation. One in three women in the United States has experienced some form of IPV in their lifetime. (1)

Historically, lower-income black women have experienced intimate partner violence at a higher rate than any other racial or ethnic group in the United States. Very little of the research on intimate partner violence addresses the cultural and structural factors that influence black women’s experience of domestic violence (Taft et al. 2008). The most recent statistical survey of intimate partner violence in the United States was the National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey conducted in 2011; previously, the most recent was the National Violence against Women Survey conducted during 1995-1996 (Breiding et al., 2014). The Center for Disease Control (CDC) offers four categories of intimate partner violence: sexual violence, physical violence, stalking, and psychological aggression (Breiding et al., 2014). Although domestic violence occurs among all races and ethnicities and socio-economic classes, it is particularly important to explore black women’s differential experience of intimate partner violence because black women are experiencing a disparity.

Furthermore, in past years, there were rules that permitted a husband to beat his wife, “As long as the instrument he used had a circumference that was smaller than the circumference of his thumb.” (Davies, 2008 pg. 134). Back in the day, the killing of a wife was not seen as a crime. In many areas, if a man or woman discovered infidelity, and killed their spouses in result, was viewed as acceptable. Intimate partner violence is treated differently from state to state. The criminal justice system overall has made improvements when dealing with intimate partner violence over the last 15 years. Many states have implemented laws dealing with domestic abuse, which include: anti-stalking laws in every state, and spousal exemption laws in rape cases. Additionally, every law enforcement personnel have to make an arrest without a warrant for domestic violence cases and penalties are being enforced in violation of court orders.

The problem I am addressing in my paper is the unawareness of domestic abuse and the prevalence of intimate partner violence. Many people may not comprehend the existence of domestic abuse because it is seldom spoken of but the problem exists in many forms nonetheless. The following are statistics meaningful in expressing the existence and magnitude of domestic abuse in Ohio. According to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, there were 678,810 child cases of maltreatment; among which 78% experienced neglect, 18% experienced physical abuse, 9% experienced sexual abuse and 11% experienced another form of maltreatment in 2012 (Honor, 2015). The National Network to End Violence conducted a single day report on September 16, that said there were 2,047 adult and children victims of domestic abuse served in Ohio 2015

For my research, I have found articles that discuss the many complicated factors of intimate partner violence. As a society, we need learn from these situations, and understand how we can ultimately help the victim of intimate partner violence. It is often debated whether or not mandatory sentencing is a useful deterrent for intimate partner violence, if so, what kind of punishment does the victim want the offender to receive? Intimate partner violence is often overlooked, and abusers may receive minimal sentencing, if any at all. Our goal is to figure out what the perspective of the victim is, and do what is best for them.

The experiences of cancer patients tend to be touching since the scourge is a killer in the neo world. On the other hand, the case of IPV; internal partner violence is not as severe as the experiences of cancer patients. Concerning women victims, a closer scrutiny of the experiences of victims of cancer and IPV reveals that both cases are similar as well as different than the first thought impression. The following paper describes the similar occasions and also gives various diversities from the experiences of victims of both scourges.

The purpose of this study is to see whether or not domestic violence causes a damaging affect on children. The study will included criminal justice students in College and the age range will be between 18 and 23 years old. The method is qualitative and will be an interview.

There have been many cases reported regarding domestic violence. One of them is a report filled due to the death of a 25 year old women who committed suicide by jumping out of a third floor window. The case file shows many bruises and large cuts to her legs, neck, arms, and head. Along with multiple fractured bones. The injuries found on her body range in ages from 2-4 days and 7-10 days, which lead to the assumption of domestic violence. It was determined that the victim in this case was facing violence for a long time due to her husband who was found to be an alcoholic who was unemployed and beat her for money. Police also found a suicide note on the body explaining that her husband had been battering her for the past 8 years (Gargi, Tejpal,

The article published 2000 by Franklyn W. Dunford, who is Senior Research Associate at The Regents of The University of Colorado. He is publishing books: Domestic Violence Experience in Omaha, Nebraska, 1986-1987 (ICPSR 9481), The Omaha domestic violence police experiment 1989. National evaluation of diversion projects: Executive Summary 1982.Dunford`s experience behavioral science. The article topic is an assessment of interventions for men assaults their wives. In this article, Author researched about couple 's behavior for wife abuse. He investigated three different 12-month involvements for servicemen who had been confirmed as having physically abused their wives were used and the conclusions inspected. Dunford (2000).