Stalking

To: Amanda Greeley From: Minaxi Singla Intern, Symantec Corporation Date: November 22, 2015 Re: MEMO FORMAT SUMMARY Online abuse has become a serious issue within the past 2 years. Various media reports have targeted on cyberharassment, notably toward women. The matter was mentioned at a congressional hearing in April and a United Nations panel in September. Politicians have called for better law enforcement solutions whereas net platforms like Google, Facebook and Twitter have taken steps to

While it is possible for men and women to be victims of intimate partner abuse, the vast majority of the available research focuses on women as the victims and men as the aggressors. The challenge is that in identifying the many variables and results of abusive relationships, the data can be skewed to favor one gender over another, and there needs to be more study into same-sex relationships and partner abuse and heterosexual relationships where the female is the aggressor and the male is the victim

Domestic violence is a widespread social problem affecting women, men, and children. This phenomenon cuts across cultures and social strata, increasing the likelihood for psychological and emotional issues for the victim and family members. Waldman, Finzi-Dottan, and Weintraub (2013, p. 57) affirm from their findings, "Abused women are not a homogenous group, and the repeated traumatic events throughout their lives may result in formation of insecure attachment patterns and PTSD which consequently

One of the most important legislation part for control violence in today's society are certainly the laws related to gun control. As with every important question, there are two opposite opinions on whether in Wisconsin we should have about gun control. My opinion is that we should have more gun control in Wisconsin. My point of view is based on the ability to better protect women from domestic abuse; the threat of people who already passed background check, and the necessity to reduce mass shooting

I am an intern at the Domestic Violence Legal Clinic, located on the first floor of the Domestic Violence Courthouse of Chicago at 555 W Harrison St. The clinic offers free civil legal assistance to low-income victims of domestic violence. I have been interning at the clinic since August 28, 2017 for 15-20 hours a week. I originally intended to intern on Mondays and Fridays from 8:30AM-4:30 PM, but due to holidays and instances in which the clinic was closed on Fridays, I now also intern on Wednesdays

Domestic Violence refers to a violence that is imitated by one to another who have or had a intimate relationship. Domestic violence includes physical, sexual, economic emotional and psychological abuse (....). Family violence is another term used for domestic violence, as this violence does not only affect a spouse but children as well. In Section 4AB of the Family Law Act 1975 the definition of domestic violence is ‘Family violence means a violent threatening or other behaviour by a person that

When people make judgements over different situations it can be more based on opinion than evidence. With mandatory arrest policies the police has to make decisions when a case of domestic violence is presented. In the article “Mandatory Arrest Policies,” it states that there are two types of mandatory arrest. One type “requires the arrest of the primary aggressor. In certain cases, this determination is easily made based upon the extent of injuries sustained by the victim. However, in other cases

Temporary Restraining Orders- fall under the civil court's jurisdiction because it is a matter between two people where one, the victim, has shown the court that they have fear for their safety (Neubauer and Fradella, 2009). This can mean that they are in fear of physical or emotional abuse from the other party in the case. An example of mental abuse would be that the abuser has told the victim over and over that he is going to psychically abuse them, other loved ones, or even pets that the victim

B. Interview format: In an attempt to better understand the barriers in getting perpetrators to surrender their guns, and the possible solution in remedying them, I conducted interviews with different members of the King County community. The goal of these interviews was to generate information regarding the experiences of DV victims, and their advocates as well as law enforcement agencies on the issue of gun surrendering. Interviews were done primarily in person with the attorneys, and primarily

Stalking is a very dangerous form of violence and is more common than people think. As a society we have many different ideas of what the definition of stalking is. There are many different forms of stalking, sure some of them may seem harmless but it is difficult to differentiate harmful situations and acts from harmless situations and acts. The main thing that makes it stalking is it is a form of abuse is that it is unwanted by the victim. Before the paper starts it is going to define stalking