Stand Alone Sexual Violence

Intimate partner violence is a dangerous and frightening issue threatening women worldwide. Intimate partner violence, also known as domestic violence, describes a cycle of abuse that involves either actual or threatened physical, sexual, psychological or emotional violence performed on someone by a spouse, boyfriend or girlfriend, or significant other (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). Although it is not often discussed, intimate partner abuse is an incredibly common public health problem. In fact, it is one of the most common forms of violence facing women of all ages, ethnicities, and socioeconomic backgrounds, in which more than four million women in the United States experience abuse from a partner each year (Office on Women’s

During the year of 1803, America made a decision that would ultimately change the way of life for the United States forever, and this decision is known as the Louisiana Purchase. The Louisiana Purchase consisted of 800,000 square miles being bought by the United States from France for an amount of $15 million. Thomas Jefferson felt that the United States could be in jeopardy in American interests because Spain returned the territory of Louisiana back to France with the Treaty of San Ildefono in 1800. France was expecting to head into war with England and needed the money for war expenses. Part of this vast land purchased would be later known as the state of Arkansas; however, before Arkansas was a state it was part of the District of Louisiana

Drugs are a serious problem in today’s world; they are becoming more accessible and increasingly affordable to everyone, including teenagers, who seem to be especially vulnerable to falling into this endless pit of doom. In order to reduce drug offense rates, there need to be firm laws that dictate the consequences for major offenses. Mandatory minimum sentences effectively fulfill this, by instilling fear into those who contemplate abusing or selling drugs, and they make sure drug offenders are held accountable for their actions by punishing more reprehensible crimes and decreasing bias in the court setting.

Most studies on Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) have focused specifically on its physical, psychological and sexual manifestations. Economic abuse is highly correlated with the mainstream forms of violence and it is seen as another commonly tactic used by an abuser. Although the role of financial issues and economic circumstances constitute a crucial dimension in women’s experiences of IPV, it is receiving lesser empirical attention when compared to the other forms of violence. The study seeks to present an integrative account of existing literature regarding the issues of economic abuse and describe its influence on quality of life on victims, with the objective of discussing the methodological and conceptual differences between studies

This essay will begin with a brief overview of attachment theory in adults and early intimate partner violence (IPV) research. After discussing this I will evaluate more research on different topics related to issues raised previously which include controlled studies, female violence, homosexual violence, the role of the victim and finally predictive research. These topics are the focus of this essays understanding of the different ways in which we understand IPV.

This study combines phenomenology and minority stress theory to examine the lived experiences of intimate partner violence (IPV) among lesbian women in Columbia, South Carolina. Using qualitative methods, including genograms and semi-structured interviews, the research explores the commonalities among participants in relation to their experiences with intimate partner violence and contextualizes and analyzes such experiences, describing patterns and themes of violence, obstacles to seeking help, and interactions with mental health professionals. The author believes that via genograms, the true extent of violence within family systems can be made known. By shedding more light on the human experience of lesbian intimate partner violence, the

Most violence toward women is from a male partner, which this also affects their children. Public health has been trying to find the cause of violence on women from a male partner, which has a bad consequence for them. Intimate partner violence (IPV) is the most common violence toward women. On national and international levels low levels of education and income correlate to domestic violence, and it has been indicated to be transmitted across generation. In European countries a widespread rate of family violence, they came from low economic living conditions, traditional gender attitudes against women, strict parenting, and general tolerance of violent behavior. Depending on how one person can deal with violent behavior will influence their

In a natural survey conducted in England, women reported higher rates of intimate partner violence than men, whether the violence was physical or emotional (Jonas et al., 2014). Intimate partner violence among college students appears to be similar to research on adult married and cohabiting couples. A five-year longitudinal study of more than 2,000 college students in the United States showed that twenty-six percent of college students experienced physical intimate partner violence in their freshman year (Nabors & Jasinski, 2009). As a college student and friend of many, I believe that it is important for me become more knowledgeable about intimate partner violence and know about the characteristics of an abuser. There are four types or characteristics

Sexual violence is considered to be one of the highest under-reported crimes in Canada, where it is “estimated that only 10% of sexual assaults are reported to police” (Atlantic Collaborative on Injury Prevention, n.d., p. 13). In addition, between 15% to 25% of North American college and university-aged women experience some form of a sexual assault during their academic career (Lichty, Campbell, & Schuiteman, 2008). Consequently, this overwhelming unreported sexual violence acts can have massive ramification for the surviving students, the campus community as a whole and even the perpetrating students (Cantalupo, 2010). According to Senn et al. (2014), “this is particularly concerning given the detrimental physical and mental health consequences resulting from a sexual assault, which can include physical injuries as well as unwanted pregnancies, sexually transmitted diseases, depression, suicide ideation, and post-traumatic stress disorder” (p. 1).

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), intimate partner violence (IPV) is a serious, preventable public health problem that affects millions of Americans and is described as a type of harm caused by a current or former partner or spouse and may consists of physical, sexual, or psychological abuse; it does not discriminate, can occur among heterosexual or same-sex couples, and does not require sexual intimacy. The CDC administered a survey in 2010 called the National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS) to examine the frequency of intimate partner violence (IPV), sexual violence (SV), and stalking among women and men in the United States (administered annually to track

The hypothesis/theory for the article “Emotion Regulation and Intimate Partner Violence in Newlyweds” was that the variability in negative effect is associated with IPV perpetration. This hypothesis was tested by using specific questionnaires, recruitment processes and eligibility requirements. The overall goal of the study was to examine what kind of role emotional regulation would have in regards to IPV perpetration. In this experiment they chose to operationalize emotion regulation as the variation in negative affect observed over a 7-day diary. They chose to examine these issues within a sample of newlywed couples due to the fact that newlywed couples wouldn’t be 100% adapted to the marriage lifestyle.

The purpose of finding the appropriate definition of domestic violence is to clearly distinguish domestic violence from physical violence in general. Due to its nature, cases of domestic violence require specific treatment and perspective as it can be identified in many concealed forms and would not leave behind physical wounds. Therefore to know the types and forms of violence the victims have to face is crucial to develop a legal response.

Every 21 hours there is a rape on an American college campus. Each year students enroll in college to follow their dreams. These individuals have different visions for their lives and they have goals to perceive. They begin school eager to learn and to enhance their lives into adulthood. Many of them try to also enjoy the college years and many just work hard to reach their goals. However, the choice they make sometimes still leads them to a possibility that can harm them for the rest of their lives. Sexual assault happens too many of these students and it does not matter what the situation or location the scar is still mark. Sexual assault is one of the main dilemmas happening today in college campuses that needs to be solve.

Do you have deer where you live? Well we do! Here in Avon Lake the deer population has been increasing rapidly. In fact there are so many deer that in 2013-2014, 2,342 deer have been hunted to keep the population lower but they are still high and growing in numbers. Deer hunting is good for the environment. They are disrupting our ecosystem by taking our land and eating our plants which causes a decrease in produce.

According to Beck and Harrison (2007), about 60,500 inmates housed in state and federal facilities reported having at least one or more experiences as a victim of sexual violence. Research conducted by D’Alessio, Flexon, and Stolzenburg (2012), was used to determine if the use of conjugal visitation in state prisons had an effect on the number of sexual violent acts committed in prisons. D’Alessio et al. (2012) used feminist theory and sexual gratification theory to attempt to explain the cause of sexual violence in their research.