The Laws Were Little More Lax Than They Are Now

This essay will critically analyse the significant changes that have occurred within domestic violence which is viewed as a vital subject within the criminal justice system. It will explore the way that domestic violence has progressively become a concerning issue in the criminal justice system from being relatively acceptable in recent history. In addition to this, the essay will explore legislation changes in relation to domestic violence and how the police have arguably been forced to change their attitudes towards a problem that was once thought of as a private regard. It will critically analyse the theories put forward as to why domestic violence occurs in today’s society. It will explore the weaknesses within the criminal justice system, especially the police in regards to domestic violence, the police previously viewed domestic violence as a matter of which they should not get involved. However as mentioned in the essay, after many reviews within the system, many improvements have been made to help protect the victim.

Many law makers do not fully grasp the inherent problems with these laws. Instead, they place the responsibility on the defense lawyers to present the case well enough in hopes that a battered woman will be found not guilty of child abuse by omission (Askins). Beyond the legislature, the court system must also be held accountable for its part in the process. The prosecution in the Lindley case could not recall an instance in which a father was tried under these laws. In such cases, prosecutors essentially blame the victims for the abuse wrought upon them and their children. They continually beg the question, “why did she not leave” but fail to remember the abuser maintains power by threatening to take the woman’s life or that of her children. In the unlikely case a father is tried, he is rarely held responsible. A court found a father whose wife murdered their child to not have responsibility to protect their child and also found the sympathy of the

Not all victims can stand up to their abusers. Past experiences or fear of escalating violence are powerful

Hello, my name is Dee and I am a survivor of domestic abuse. A good friend asked me if I would write a piece about domestic abuse. He said it would be therapeutic for me and beneficial for other women who have been abused or are being abused, and I think he is right. So here I sit wondering where to begin, after about an hour of emotional flashbacks. And when I do think about this I wonder how on earth could I have let it go on, and for as long as it did. And more-so, what did I ever do to deserve it. I was never abused as a child. Never beaten or abused emotionally or mentally, never called names, or cursed at, and I suppose I grew up thinking this was how it was for everyone. I was only 19 when I met my abuser. I already had a son, and had been out on my own for 2 years. Life was hard, bringing up a baby, surviving on living assistance, living in ghetto like neighborhoods. I had always aspired to be a journalist, but my dreams were broken when I became pregnant right out of high school and was forced out of the house to care for my son. I met my abuser one day when I was down town shopping with my son. He came into my life like a "wolf in sheep 's clothing", and was just about as nice as he could be. I suppose I was somewhat lonely since I never got to go out very often. He soon moved in with me and helped me with my son, helped in the house, and helped financially so things were definitely looking up. Or so I thought. He was from an abusive home himself, and years

They stated that some victims may not be forthcoming with reporting again because they may feel that the criminal justice system did not help with preventing reabuse. Also victims of repeated victimzations may have already had their partner arrested or a restraining order put on them. "Despite their intervention, the victim was revictimized" (Buzawa et al., 2012). As we see in "Till Death Do Us Part" the different stories of victims that took legal action to stop the violence that they lived in everyday, but it did not stop the offender. There needs to be more attention given to the victims and what they need in order to try to prevent further abuse. Repeat victimzations accounts for a huge part in all crimes (Analyzing repeat victimizations, 2015). One of the things that can be use to help stop revictimizations that is a time frame that can help. Domestic violence is one of the highest of crimes that is predictable to repeat over again. Estimate repeated victimzations for domestic violence is about 44% (Analyzing repeat victimizations,

The first leading change for women was the establishment of equality in jobs: “Beginning with passage of the equal pay act in 1963 and the prohibition against sex discrimination in employment in 1964, Congress added numerous laws to the books which altered the thrust of public policy toward women from one of protection to one of equal opportunity”(Freeman). Many laws were passed that banned states from sex discrimination in employment, housing, credit, and settlements(Freeman). Alongside the Federal Government, states also began to perform studies to locate sex based distinctions in their laws and change them in efforts to adapt a state ERA and ratify the federal amendment(Freeman). Women began to openly propose ideas that they believe could benefit their future: “In the 1980s working mothers began to propose maternity and parental leave as the best way to handle conflicting claims of work and family”(Giele 192). The new Family and Medical had been passed by Congress in 1990 and passed by the Clinton administration by 1993 which resulted in many feminists joining together(Giele 192).

Although early cases of domestic violence ignored the reality of spousal and child abuse, in the past 30 years, legislatures have begun to address these problems by passing legislation. According to Dryden-Edwards MD

What is child abuse? From the word “abuse” we can understand that it is some sort of a maltreatment of a child, causing harm and damage both to his physical and psychological well-being. At the Federal level, the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) describes child abuse and neglect as: “any recent act or failure to act on the part of a parent or caretaker, which results in death, serious physical or emotional harm, sexual abuse, or exploitation, or an act or failure to act which presents an imminent risk of serious harm.” Child abuse is a very substantial and widely spread problem in U.S. affecting children of any age, gender, race, background or income, with more than 1.8 million investigations done every year and on average, killing more than 5 children every day. The main issue of child abuse is that the abuser is usually someone a child loves or depends on (a parent, sibling, coach, neighbor, etc.), who violates child’s trust putting personal interests first, therefore official numbers of how many children suffer maltreatment might be not accurate enough as remarkable amount of these cases go unreported. Each case of child abuse is unique, with a lot of individual factors involved, nevertheless, we can distinguish some of the common causes, such as poverty, lack of education, depression, mental or physical health

The “Aphrodite of Cnidus” is a marble sculpture that stands 80 inches tall (6’6 feet) and resembles the goddess Aphrodite, which was created by Praxiteles. It is brightly white in many areas but after thousands of years of exposure to environmental elements some discolorations had appeared around the sculpture. The artist sculptured her putting her cloth away by placing them on a pitcher as she begins to bath. The nude description of the goddess had people all around wanting to see it. The 6 foot 6 statue was made in the late classical period around 350 B.C. – 340 B.C. Around this time was the end of the Peloponnesian War where the Athens fought against the Spartans, and the Spartans came victorious.

Child abuse should not happen. Any kid should never go through this. People have noticed that if the child that was abused does not seek help and counselling they could turn out the same way. their beatings could become more brutal. They could get addicted to the same things their parents did. As the child grows older they will have scars. Not only physically but, mentally. The child could possibly be immune to the beating and as they grow older the could fall into a abusive relationship and think its okay. Therefore the parents that abused should be in jail maybe even prison for life.

“Abuse is still seriously under reported. I was told by leading British social worker that when they hold training courses for employees, they find that a third of the females and slightly less of the males come forward to talk about their childhood experiences of being abused. Over ninety percent of parents as some time hit their children – and some people hit them several times a week – so there is a great deal of emotional hurt, fear and physical pain in the world today” (Davis 251). For this reason alone it makes perfect sense why violent crime rates are so frighteningly high.

Throughout history, the world has seen revolts. Revolutionaries attempting to overthrow the government. But only a few are called revolutions, because they succeeded in overthrowing their government. In this paper, I will examine the 5 revolutions that we have studied thus far: American, French, Haitian, Mexican, and Russian revolutions, and whether they fundamentally changed their respective societies. The revolutionaries promised change that would benefit the people, but when one looks closely, it can be clearly seen that there was little change in the hierarchy, but it was a different group of people in charge. Even when it seemed the revolutionaries had followed through, it proved to be a broken promise, as things went back to the

This week’s reading delves into the definitions of the processes and terminology that drives the way that Health Information Technology would operate in the ideal environment. These policies and procedures create the foundation for organizations to build a more interoperable health environment. Currently, each health care establishment seems to operate like its own country. Although they may belong to the larger continent, they may have their own language, currency and customs. This is great when operating within the country, but once a citizen needs to travel to a neighboring republic, the language, currency and custom just doesn’t translate as well. Important information may just be lost in translation. To attempt to bridge this issue, the

“Being abuses or neglected as a child increased the likelihood of arrest as a juvenile by 53 percent, as adult by 38 percent, and for a violent criminal by 48 percent” (Widom, 1992).

Domestic violence is a very important social problem that we must educate ourselves on because it has such a profound and negative effect on the individual(s) being abused. They are affected mentally, emotionally, physically, and I know from experience that the scars can run very deep. Being in an abusive relationship for three years was devastating to my self-image as a teenager, and because of these feelings of inadequacy, my decreasing esteem allowed me to stay in such a dangerous scenario. Healing from the negative effects of that relationship has been a difficult journey for me, and I can only imagine how much more difficult it must be for women abused for years on end. To this day, I struggle greatly with the ability to let go of my own "control"