...services for victims of domestic violence in Clay County as a "critical and local need.” When the steering committee investigated the needs in Clay County concerning battered women and their children, they found the nearest shelter was Hubbard House in Duval County, and it was usually full. Even if a woman could get to Duval County, the services she needed to access in Clay County were located in Orange Park and Green Cove Springs and there was no regular bus service between Jacksonville and these cities. When checking the local statistics on domestic violence calls against the number of women actually sheltered in Hubbard House, it was discovered that women in Clay County weren't going to Hubbard House. Shelter was needed in Clay County! Quigley House is named in honor of Pansy Quigley, who lived in Green Cove Springs from 1912 to 1988, and who was well known in Clay County for her volunteer work. The mission of Quigley House was established as such: "to break the cycle of domestic abuse by providing crisis intervention, temporary shelter, protection, counseling, community education, and prevention programs." Quigley House Domestic Violence Shelter Green Cove Springs Clay County Florida Community Education at Quigley House is all about awareness and teaching as many people as possible how they can be a part of the solution to making every home in Clay County a safe place by ending domestic violence and sexual assault. Every citizen has a responsibility to stand up for safety in every...
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...Runninghead: Domestic Violence Domestic Violence in African American Women Jennifer Rhoad The College of New Rochelle Abstract According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary definition, domestic violence is: "the inflicting of physical injury by one family or household member on another; also: a repeated or habitual pattern of such behavior." Domestic violence, also known as domestic abuse, spousal abuse, battering, family violence, and intimate partner violence (IPV), is broadly defined as a pattern of abusive behaviors by one or both partners in an intimate relationship such as marriage, dating, family, or cohabitation. Domestic violence, so defined, has many forms, including physical aggression or assault (hitting, kicking, biting, shoving, restraining, slapping, throwing objects), or threats thereof; sexual abuse; emotional abuse; controlling or domineering; intimidation; stalking; passive/covert abuse (e.g., neglect); and economic deprivation. Alcohol consumption and mental illness can be co-morbid with abuse, and present additional challenges in eliminating domestic violence. Awareness, perception, definition and documentation of domestic violence differ widely from country to country, and from era to era. Domestic Violence: A Survivor’s Perspective Domestic violence and abuse isn't limited to obvious physical violence. Domestic violence can also mean endangerment, criminal coercion, kidnapping, unlawful imprisonment, trespassing...
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...Victims Nonetheless Scared to say anything, they hide their pain, these are victims of domestic violence. Domestic violence, such heavy words, when you hear these words, what do you think of? Most people think of a man beating a woman, and that's normal. Society has portrayed domestic violence as the majority of victims being women. People tend to forget that men can be victims too, society has portrayed them as macho men that don’t cry. Men should be recognized as victims of domestic violence too. Violence is violence, no matter the gender of the victim, and not recognizing those victims, makes it hard for them to speakup. Moreover, there are different types of Domestic violence. Physical, like kicking, hitting, choking, throwing items, and...
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...Domestic Violence – When Should We Speak Up October has been known to be the domestic violence awareness month since 1987. Every time the month October comes along people start posting on media about raising awareness towards this awful kind of violence; However, domestic violence doesn’t just occur during one month, it occurs all year round to millions of people all around the world. The abused and even the whole household have to agonize through this every day. Domestic violence is basically abuse in which one person gains control over another person. According to research, two people are killed each week by an intimate partner. This is a severe problem that requires an immediate call to action. Awareness shouldn’t just be raised for...
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...Domestic Violence: A Growing Epidemic in Today’s World American Intercontinental University Online English Composition Domestic Violence: A Growing Epidemic in Today’s World Abstract Although domestic violence has most likely been going on for centuries, it was just now, within the past three decades coming to the forefront and getting noticed. Several women and occasionally men are victims of domestic violence daily in this world, just not here at home in the United States. Domestic Violence: A Growing Epidemic in Today’s World Domestic violence can be defined as a pattern of coercive or assaulting behaviors between one family member to another or from a intimate partner against the other partner in the relationship. These behaviors of domestic violence are physical, sexual, and psychological attacks as well as coercion that adult and/or adolescents use against their intimate partners. The effects of physical abuse can be as little as a few bruises to more vital offenses such as broken bones, brain damage, and the worst is death caused by acute injuries sustained from the abuse. Sexual abuse can cause physical problems and emotional distress. Most women who have been abused in any way have some emotional issues that are long standing even after the abuse stops. Psychological effects of mental abuse can be very damaging, especially for adolescents. Degrading a person is one of the worst forms of mental abuse because it makes the victim feel lowly and that...
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...[Type the company name] | Domestic Violence | Sociology | | Ceasar Lozano | 12/15/2013 | [Type the abstract of the document here. The abstract is typically a short summary of the contents of the document. Type the abstract of the document here. The abstract is typically a short summary of the contents of the document.] | Domestic Violence Domestic Violence can be physical, psychological, sexual or financial abuse. It involves controlling behavior from partners, ex-partners, household members and other relatives. Statistics show that domestic violence is mainly against women and 1 in 4 women are assaulted. Domestic violence accounts for 1 in 6 of all violent crimes. Domestic violence tends to run in a generational cycle of abuse and/or a history of abuse in families. Children who grow up in an environment where control is maintained through verbal threats, intimidation and conflicts can escalate into physical violence. Children who have grown up in this environment are more likely to resort to the same methods of abuse as adults. There are a number of factors that may lead to domestic violence in society. Domestic violence is often linked to low and poor self-esteem. A child growing up in a violent home is likely to have very little self-worth. Children who grow up in there conditions tend to develop problems in later life. Their frustration and isolation may grow containing a hidden anger due to their feelings of helplessness. Anger is a major influence...
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...all grab the viewer's attention in some form that sticks with them. The important part of every commercial is how the audience listens and what they take away from what they have seen. It is everyone’s job to listen to the true message behind the commercial because just simply listening could change their lives or perspective on certain topics. In the advertisement NO MORE PSA by the NO MORE organization, I was stunned by the effect it truly had on my conscience. This organization does several projects to raise awareness for countless situations but this campaign happens to be on domestic violence in the United States. The author’s purpose is to help people learn about these situations by creating awareness and attempting to get individuals to speak up about domestic violence in their own lives. This commercial successfully created awareness and a realization of the seriousness of domestic violence in the United...
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...Violence is defined as any action of structural arrangement that results in a physical or non physical harm to one or more persons, place or thing. The context of violence is shaped by several factors which include the victim, the offender, the specific nature of the violence, the location of the violence and the rationale for the violence. Depending on the situation, we can either associate ourselves with the victim or the perpetrator. If we closely identify ourselves with the victim, then we condemn the violence and sympathize with the victim if they are similar to us. However if we identify with the perpetrator, then we condone the violence, no matter what the situation may be. There are five classifications of violence which are expressive, instrumental, interpersonal, institutional and structural. An instrumental act of violence is where there is a means to an end and for example an assault during an armed robbery is an instrumental form of violence. An expressive form of violence is where the motivations for violence is the effect of an emotional state which includes anger and or jealousy. Interpersonal violence consists of rapes, robberies, assaults; structural violence occurs when someone or a group of people form structural arrangements that target a specific group which may range from the color of the skin, to sexual orientation, to religious practices. Lastly institutional violence is reflected around an organizational setting and an example would be within the family...
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...The NFL and Domestic Violence The National Football League (NFL) is an American professional football league, The NFL consist of 32 teams. The NFL is one of the 4 major professional sports in North America and the highest level of professional football in the world. Domestic violence defined as “violent or aggressive behavior within the home, typically involving the violent abuse of a spouse or a partner” Domestic Violence has been a major problem within the National Football League. In the 2014-2015 season star players Adrian Peterson and Ray Rice where suspended because of involvement in domestic violence. The National Football league tends to turn a blind eye towards domestic violence, players are getting away with minor suspensions or not being punished at all. Ethos defined, as “an appeal to ethics, and it is a means of convincing someone of the character or credibility of the persuader”. An example of ethos in the Super bowl 2015: Domestic Violence PSA is the 911 operators. Throughout the United States emergency operators deal with millions of domestic violence cases yearly, they know from the second they answer the call that something is wrong and know what warning sings to look out for. In the PSA the women dials 911 and asks to order a pizza, she is frightened to speak about the issue because her spouse or partner is in the room with her, the operator who has dealt with similar experience uses his expertise and goes along with the call and comforts the lady and...
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...Domestic Violence and The Relationship with Human Rights in Surabaya Evangeline Josephine Muljono - 34412016 Abstract This paper shows about domestic violence that happens in Surabaya and the relationship with human rights of Surabaya citizens. This paper shows that domestic violence violates Pancasila and its principles because it violates human rights of people in Surabaya. And as part of Indonesia, we must take action about it. There will also be some solutions that are offered to decrease the number of domestic violence in Surabaya. Background Humans are social beings. Every human needs other people to carry out his/her life. This means that every human must gather and work together to build a better life and the key point of working together is having the same goal. Building a team, communities, and organizations are some of the way to achieve the same goal that people have. But besides that, the simplest way to achieve a goal that people have in common is building a family. Family is very important because it is the basic need of human being. Family is a place to build a character of a person. Family is a place to learn how to respect and protect each other. And family will only work out only when the members work together and have a positive relationship to each other. Nowadays, in Surabaya, the meaning of building a good family has been fading. Every year, the number of divorce in Surabaya is getting bigger and bigger. And one of the causes of that is violence...
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...What is domestic violence? Domestic violence is a pattern of behavior in a relationship that is used to gain or maintain power and control over the other partner. Domestic violence could occur between family members or household members involving physical harm or sexual assault. Domestic violence and abuse can happen to anyone regardless of gender or size. Some of the signs of domestic violence are feeling afraid of your partner, your partner yell or humiliate you, criticize you and put you down, have a bad and unpredictable temper, hurt you or threaten to hurt or kill your children or take them away, threaten to kill themselves if the woman leave them, force the woman or other partner to have sex with them and jealous or possessive. Also the person being abused may show some sign of low self-esteem, black eyes, being choked or kicked, making excuses for the abuser or maybe the person being abused may have a bruise on their face. The child that lives in an abusive home may have an aggressive behavior such as being the school bully or may even take that behavior to school or to the playground. In April 2007, The Court of Appeal made a judgment in AI (Pakistan vs. SSHD) that the domestic violent rule applies to the victims of domestic violence: “If the person has been allowed to enter or stay because of their relationship with a person who is present and the relationship has broken down because of domestic violence.” When the reference is made to “relationship”...
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...Preventing Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) • Prevention is a process that promotes safe, healthy environments and behaviors that reduce the likelihood or frequency of an accident, injury, or condition occurring. • As evidenced by other health-related conditions, primary prevention (taking action before a problem arises) can successfully reduce or eliminate intimate partner violence. • Health care professionals are in a ideal position to use their influence and credibility to help prevent IPV o They can advocate for change in clinical practice, as well as for policies and procedures. o Because health care providers see IPV firsthand, they are particularly effective when speaking about the issue to legislators, the media, and to the public. (Cohen, et al., 2006, p. 89) Primary Prevention • Effective primary preventions will reduce the emotional, physical, and psychological trauma experienced as a result of IPV (Cohen, et al., 2005, p. 92). • Even when partners and spouses have been brought up in violent home with abusive families, they can learn to rechannel and control their emotions and behaviors and use appropriate coping strategies. • Opportunities for families and individuals to improve relationships with their partner or spouse usually begin with learning appropriate problem-solving skills. • Assertiveness skills for women provide a foundation for empowerment. • Parenting influences children in their coping strategies, decision making, and sense of self-confidence...
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...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 (e.g., women of color, migrant women, immigrant women, and lesbian women) (Campbell, Campbell; Campbell et al., 2000, Hoff, 2001). Therefore it is hard to determine if domestic abuse is defined in the cultural sense. Meaning...
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...| Domestic Violence | | | Veronica Crews | DeVry University | | INTRODUCTION Do the problems with our economy have any effect on the increasing number of domestic violence reportings? Money problems are always a risk factor in relationships. Due to the downfall of job losses, the falling of the financial markets, and foreclosed homes, there has been more tension in homes. As a result, organizations that deal with domestic violence and substance abuse are bracing for more demand for their services, even as the recession is forcing some to cut budgets and lay off their own personnel. Although an economic downturn itself does not cause domestic violence, it can increase the factors that contribute to domestic violence and reduce victim's ability to leave. (Kalson, 2008). According to the National Network to End Domestic Violence 24-hour census, “the economic climate may give batterers additional leverage when using emotional and financial abuse to control their partners” (Feb. 2009). Domestic abuse occurs when one person in an intimate relationship or marriage tries to dominate and control the other person. Domestic abuse that includes physical violence is called domestic violence. Domestic violence and abuse are used for one purpose and one purpose only: to gain and maintain control over someone. The abuser doesn’t play fair. They use intimidation, fear, shame, and guilt to wear someone down and keep that person under his or her thumb. The abuser...
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...R. A E E 1 Professor Dr. L. Hamilton SOC 106 11/25/13 Section 1: Growing up in poverty Poverty is everywhere, It is in every race and every country. A child that grows up in poverty is largely at risk because he or she may speak another language, or be less healthy, or has even been abused in one way or another. When children are in the school system and they are labeled “at-risk” and that means that the student comes from a low-socioeconomic level or speaks another language. Today, there are more single parents, dual earner couples, and parents with more than one job living in both rural and urban areas in the United States than at any other time in history. Statistics show there is approximately one in five American children who live below the national poverty level (Causes of Poverty). In today’s society, many people live below the poverty line and those numbers continue to increase because of our high unemployment rates. The Census Bureau reported that 12% of Americans live in poverty. According to the Department of Health and Human Services, the poverty level in 2009 for a family of four was $22,050. With today's unfortunate down turn of events in our economy, many families struggle to earn and still do not come close to that level. Welfare reform in the United States may pressure single mothers to be gainfully employed even though child care is extremely expensive and the mother may only have an income of minimum wage. At-risk children face so many seemingly...
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