...DOMESTIC VIOLENCE NARRATIVE REPORT KoseKwu Usiade Unit: 501 Case No. 714502 On July 14, at 2:15pm we were dispatched to a Domestic disturbance call at 114 Elm Street, Center City. Upon arrival at 2:20pm, my partner and I met a White female Martha Goodson DOB 1972. She was the neighbor who made the 911 call. She complained about loud arguing from 114 Elm Street and informed us there had been three domestic disturbances in the last 6 months and one in the last week. We approached the house and noticed there was only one car parked in the driveway, a 1999 Toyota Camry. The front door was also ajar. We knocked on the door and a White male, Mark Whitworth opened the door. He was about 6ft, with short blond hair sweating, red face and smelt of alcohol. Standing behind him was a white female Jana Whitworth in her early 20s. We spoke with them separately. The husband was cooperative but obnoxious and drunk. They both confirmed that neither of them had struck or threatened each other. My partner and I counseled both parties an attempted to mediate a solution that will be in the best interest of the both of them without and enforcement action. Mark Whitworth agreed to do to bed and Jana Whitworth decided to go to her mother’s house where her 6yrs old daughter was for the rest of the afternoon. We left thereafter. At 6:30pm, we received a priority 1 domestic disturbance. Neighbor reported a man assaulting a woman on the porch of the residence. Man was armed with some type...
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...•The Illinois appellate court, citing a U.S. Supreme Court Justice, says that "Perhaps we could never succeed in intelligibly defining the kinds of matter we understand to be embraced within the shorthand description of battered woman's syndrome." Why not? Would you be able to formulate an effective legal description of "battered woman's syndrome"? If so, what would it be? I entirely agree with the statement given by the Illinois and a U.S. Supreme Court Justice. We can never successfully define battered woman's syndrome few sentences formed by words. Battered woman's syndrome involves much more than objective words. The elements of battered woman's syndrome involves violence and physical and emotional distress caused by the violence. One...
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...Capitalism and Patriarchy’s Effect on Battered Women’s Syndrome and Abuse Introduction Domestic violence has existed for centuries and is still prevalent in present day society (Flowers, 1996: 131). Domestic violence generally involves violence towards women and children (Sev’er, 2007: 235).This generally includes physical, sexual, verbal, and emotional violence directed towards a spouse, girlfriend, wife, or partner (DeKeseredy, 2005: 234). One of the debates surrounding domestic violence is the legitimacy of battered women’s syndrome. There are arguments over whether or not battered woman’s syndrome is a justifiable defence or just an excuse (Fumento, 1996: 158). The aim of this paper is to justify the legitimacy of Battered Women’s Syndrome, or BWS for short. I will look at the history of violence to better understand the credibility of BWS as well as why it is discredited. I will analyze how the patriarchal capitalist society we live in affects the views regarding BWS and abuse. The purpose of this section is to understand how the patriarchal capitalist society attempts to protect male status by discrediting the validity of spousal abuse and BWS. Definition and History Battered women’s syndrome results from a pattern of abuse from a partner (Barnett & LaViolette, 1996: 158). Spousal abuse has had a long history, and has grown since the middle ages (Flowers, 1996: 131). Social scientist Friedrich Engels noted that spousal abuse began “with the emergence of the...
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...batterers, but not the other way around. This stems from the ideas depicted in the blue pill mentality, which states that men are always the oppressors and women are always oppressed. The idea that men are inherently violent is also attached to this, with the Canadian Resource Centre for Victims of Crime citing “poor communication skills and lack of spirituality” (CRCVC 2). They also claim that the cycle of violence, involving the tension building, acute battering, and tranquil phases, is male-centric. An account that combats the idea that men are only irrationally violent comes from a Reddit thread, titled “Men of Reddit who were victims of domestic violence by a woman, what’s your story?”, in which user Unoitsso speaks about her husband’s ex-wife and says, “Her first attempt at his life, was over him eating a candy bar from her stash. She stabbed him with a screw driver and pushed him down the stairs” (Reddit). This irrational action is just one example that proves that anger is not only present in males. Another example of the inequalities men face is the lack of support for men in shelters run by the government, with 90% of them forbidding men and boys over the age of twelve. As of 2018, there...
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...Jodi Arias Articles These are some of the essays that I have written about the Jodi Arias trial. Many more to come. JODI ARIAS TRIAL: SECOND EXPERT WITNESS, ALYCE LAVIOLETTE UNDER SCRUTINY Alyce LaViolette is the second expert witness called by the defense in the Jodi Arias trial. Ms. LaViolette has a Masters degree and has worked since the 1970s in the field of domestic violence. She has been described by some as being a man hater. For instance, attorney and radio host Jenny Hutt, in her appearance on the Dr. Drew show, referred to Ms. LaViolette’s testimony in the following way: “I feel like she`s just a man hater…she`s clearly prejudicial, and she just reads that she doesn`t like men.” This criticism, valid or invalid, is also present in professional critiques, couched using terms such as “feminist perspective” and even extends to the personal reviews that can be found on Amazon.com. One reviewer, asked the question “did she ever meet a man who was not an abuser?” Obviously, the impression of Ms. LaViolette, as being a man hater, is legitimate in the minds of many people. She has left that impression with many readers and viewers of her work. This is not to say that Ms. LaViolette is a man hater, just because a number of people think her so. That would be unfair. It would be fair to say this. Her behavior, her writing, her court testimony, has left a significant number of people with the impression that she is a man hater. I don’t know if she is a man...
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...incidence of violent crimes. In intimate partner violence cases of spousal assault, power balance is an important risk factor. Among domestic violence cases, husbands who have (or feel that they have) less power than their wives are more physically abusive toward them, because of the perceived lack of power in other areas of their lives. Although there are different sociological theories about the process through which a society recognizes and addresses social problems, the constructionist theory (also known as interactionist theory or collective behavior theory) provides a useful framework for understanding this process (Blumer, 1971). The term domestic violence has had many meanings over the past 20 years. It is commonly associated with wife beating or spousal...
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...Patricia Dudley Domestic Violence Domestic Violence amongst African American Women Domestic violence occurs in an estimated 4 million intimate relationships each year in the United States. Domestic violence is a pattern of abusive behavior in which a person uses coercion, deception, harassment, humiliation, manipulation, and/or force to establish or maintain power and control over his or her intimate partner. Economic, emotional, psychological, physical, sexual, and verbal tactics are used by perpetrators to control and obtain power over their partners. Domestic violence crosses ethnic, racial, age, national origin, sexual orientation, religious, and socioeconomic lines. The majority of victims of domestic violence in heterosexual relationships are women. One out of every three adult women experiences at least one physical assault by an intimate partner during adulthood. African Americans experience domestic violence at a high rate in comparison to their numerical representation in the population. Although domestic and sexual violence occurs in all socioeconomic classes, socioeconomic disadvantages do increase the risk of the incidence of violent crimes. In intimate partner violence cases of spousal assault, power balance is an important risk factor. Among domestic violence cases, husbands who have (or feel that they have) less power than their wives are more physically abusive toward them, because of the perceived lack of power in other areas of their lives. Although...
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...couldn’t control himself. D was convicted of murder but was reduced to voluntary manslaughter on appeal. The court defined ‘abnormality of mental functioning’ as ‘a state of mind so different from that of ordinary human beings that the reasonable man would term it abnormal’. D getting angry with great stress from not being able to clean his car and park outside his house could be termed as abnormal of mental functioning. The abnormality must be caused by a recognised medical condition. The condition must be recognised by the World Health Organisations and Royal College and Psychiatrists. In the case of Ahluwalia, D (the wife) murdered V (husband) by pouring petrol over V and setting on fire whilst V was sleeping. D was convicted of murder but later reduced down to voluntary manslaughter as it was seen that she had been suffering from battered wives syndrome. However, in Di Duca, is stated that immediate effects of alcohol or drugs are not a recognised medical condition. The great stress that Dave has suffered could be seen as a recognised medical condition as he was stopped doing things that made him comfortable. The abnormality must substantially impair D’s ability to do 1 of 3 things. The first is that D understands the nature of his conduct, such as if D was in an automatic state and doesn’t know what he is doing. The second...
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...Emergency Department Responses to Battered Women: Resistance to Medicalization Author(s): Demie Kurz Source: Social Problems, Vol. 34, No. 1 (Feb., 1987), pp. 69-81 Published by: Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society for the Study of Social Problems Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/800730 Accessed: 16-09-2015 04:38 UTC Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use, available at http://www.jstor.org/page/ info/about/policies/terms.jsp JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact support@jstor.org. Oxford University Press and Society for the Study of Social Problems are collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to Social Problems. http://www.jstor.org This content downloaded from 165.193.178.74 on Wed, 16 Sep 2015 04:38:26 UTC All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions Emergency Department Responses to Battered Women: Resistance to Medicalization* DEMIE KURZ, PhiladelphiaHealth ManagementCorporation to "-the injuryof womenby husbandsand medicalresponses "battering are Reformers attemptingto restructure boyfriends-by encouraginghealth care personnelto identifyand intervenein cases involvingbatteredwomen...
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...In 1994, the Violence Against Women Act was created (Gale Encyclopedia of American Law, 4). At this time, no man would say their wife beat them. So the majority of reports of domestic violence victims were women, leading to the name of the act. This act held the rapist accountable for their crimes along with others who hurt women. The Violence Against Women Act fails in some ways because it is gender oriented, but men can be victims too,(Muhlhausen, 1). Nothing in the Violence Against Women Act every considered the roles being reversed. Men were and still are, thought to be more controlling and dominant, and thought to act more violently than the opposite sex (Crouse 5). It's not like offenders and victims are treated the same, more often than not female abusers get a lighter sentence than male. There are also multiple support groups for female victims, encouraging them to get away from their abuser, like New Hope for Women and the Battered Women’s Justice Project, but there is no New hope for Men or Battered Men’s Justice project. There are some campaigns for men, but not as many as there are more women, and not so far in America. At least none that are so well known that it's in promoted everywhere. Australia has the “ One in Three” Campaign, that brings awareness to male victims. Australia also has “Domestic...
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...family violence and which Social Welfare Services in the United States need to examine. This include understanding the nature of unemployment, poverty and standard of living. Domestic Violence is a growing concern within most families and this social problem has been on the minds of several societal bodies, the media not excluded. Across the world, thousands of families are being pledge with the devastating effects of violence, which occurs within their families. Some researchers state, violence occurs because of the role women play in their families, which this is still imminent nowadays. The woman’s role in the family is seen as being of a lesser value and lesser significance, thus bringing about this power struggle between husband and wife. In regards to domestic violence, the victims each year, are mostly women and children who are subjected to psychological, physical, sexual and emotional abuse by someone they know. Some of them survive this form of torture, others cannot with stand the gravity of pain their perpetuator, is inflicting on them,...
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...The Menendez Brothers: Privileged Until the End Lyle and Erik Menendez were two young men who lived a very privileged life and wanted for very little, mostly because their father, Jose who worked so hard to give these boys and wife Mary Louise, known as Kitty, everything they could possibly need. However, this lifestyle did not seem to be a great as everyone thought. On the night of August 20, 1989, Lyle and Erik murdered both of their parents with an unclear motive. Although the motive for these violent acts are still said to be unclear, it is known that their father was extremely tough on them. Always placing such high expectations on the boys, and when they failed to meet them, enforced repercussions. After being known to put these high expectations on the boys, there...
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...Victoria Harrington In the field of health care, nursing, doctors, there has always been an issue for need to improve situations such as domestic abuse. Domestic abuse is defined as “Physical, sexual, or emotional/psychological violence directed toward men, women, children, or elders occurring in current or past familial or intimate relations whether the individuals are cohabiting or not and including violence directed toward dating partners.” (AACN, 2001, p. 1) Therefore, domestic violence is a serious topic to be hold. In this article “Domestic Violence: The Challenge for Nursing”, the author Claire Burk discusses the three types of domestic violence in women, children, and in elderly people. Campbell et al. (2000) argued that violence research demands a cultural competency that extends beyond cultural sensitivity to include an in-depth appreciation of group norms, beliefs, and life ways. Cultural competency is reflected by the acknowledgment that violence occurs in a gendered sociocultural context, an understanding of the relationship between colonial practices and violence and oppression, an awareness of cultural practices and attitudes that support, as well as deter, domestic violence, advocacy for cross-cultural research, and a commitment to oppose oppression experienced by minority groups and those marginalized by their society...
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...Domestic violence is an act of battery or psychological harm that is done by one individual to another, often acted with the intention to gain authority and dominate the other causing them to apprehend fear. As Goodmark, L. (2012, p.1) explains, historically domestic violence was treated as a private affair, an extension of the husband’s right to control the behaviour of his wife, to be handled within the confines of the home. However, domestic violence is no longer viewed as a private matter, it is now a public matter that has attracted the attention of the law, arising many social services and ease of access to help. Domestic violence has become a major issue in society that has gained a great deal of public support, resulting enhanced progress in action against the crime. A reflection of the support behind the...
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...The Affects of Abuse and Neglect Later in Life Word Count: 2,036 Literature Review The purpose of this study is to determine if child abuse and neglect affect social status, grade point averages (GPA), or psychological imbalances of individuals later in life. This study is important to address to the public of the long-term affects of abuse and neglect in relation to such topics. The subjects surveyed are college-aged students ranging from ages 18 to 25. This survey is based on abuse or neglect from the subject’s parents or guardians at any point from birth to age 16 or 18. The cut off age group is dependant upon how old the subject was once they moved out of the household. This study defines abuse as any form of intense ongoing verbal battery, unnecessary physical harm, or illegal sexual encounters directed to the subject via the parent or guardian. “The official federal definition of child abuse, state in the Federal Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 1974, states, ‘…the physical or mental injury, sexual abuse, negligent treatment, or maltreatment of a child under the age of eighteen by a person who is responsible for the child’s welfare under circumstances which would indicate that the child’s health or welfare is harmed or threatened thereby’” (Gelles 1985). This study defines neglect as any form of lack of physical, cognitive, or affective care and support for the subject via parent or guardian. Physical care and support is based on the behavioral...
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