The leaning potential of a child in greatly effected and can be compromised by poorly developed verbal skills, absenteeism or exhaustion. However, research suggests that exposed adolescents are less possible to develop a secure attachment style and thus become more avoidant as they don't believe in having a secure attachment and don't trust in intimate relationships (Levendosky, 2002)
When a child is born, their brain is about 25% of its adult weight, which later increases to 66% by the end of first year. During the developing stages the brain is most susceptible to the impact of traumatic experiences (Perry, 1997)
Workshops are arranged for their further training in recognizing such behavior but over time the officers have also found direct relationships with other crime such drug dealing and grand theft auto. Other such animal cruelty like cock and dog fighting are also on the rise for the Midwest Region (Getz, par
5% of 182 abused girls, compared to 3.3% of 426 nonabused girls, had been cruel to animals (Strand, pars
However, the statistics related to the treatment of victims and prevention of domestic violence crimes in the United Kingdom paint a bleak picture for many women in desperate need of support in escaping a violent situation. As of 2009, over one in four local authorities in Britain do not have any specialized support services whatsoever for the victims of domestic violence (Coy, Kelly, & Foord, 2009)
" Research also provides evidence that girls who witness maternal abuse may tolerate abuse as adults more often than girls who do not grow up witnessing such events (Hotaling & Sugarman, 1986). According to a study performed by Giles-Simes (1985), the negative effects experienced by a child as a result of seeing domestic violence may ultimately be diminished if the child receives intervention by the law and domestic violence programs (Giles-Sims,1985)
if, solely focusing from the perspective of a the criminal law, services were provided now for the woman/mother in a domestic violence situation, then her children would be spared a childhood of watching repeated abuse; and, the research is clear that "those boys who witness abuse of their mother by their father are more likely to inflict severe violence upon others (including their mate) as adults." Research also provides evidence that girls who witness maternal abuse may tolerate abuse as adults more often than girls who do not grow up witnessing such events (Hotaling & Sugarman, 1986)
Inevitably, these effects have a negative impact upon their education and they encounter a variety of problems in school as well as in later relationships. (Jaffe et al
Accused male offenders were more likely to have a history of arrests than females. Many of the accused abusers, of both genders, were recidivists (Etter and Birzer, 2007, p
Khairul Islam reports, "The proportion experiencing domestic violence was non-significantly lower among women with more than five years of education than among less educated or non-educated women" (Islam). However, in the United States, much progress has occurred during the past thirty years regarding the recognition of domestic violence as a major problem, resulting in the development of numerous services by different professional disciplines to address the legal, social service, and mental and physical health needs of the survivors, perpetrators and child witnesses (Forgey)
Culture has much to do with how domestic violence is dealt with in a particular country. For example, in Singapore, the father of an abused woman stated that he wished that his daughter would be killed by her husband rather than to live with the stigma of a divorcee (Ganapathy)
Other Nations Every day, women are subjected to extreme acts of physical violence by an intimate partner, in fact, domestic violence is a phenomenon that stretches across borders, nationalities, cultures and race (Meyersfeld). Domestic violence is defined as a pattern of coercive control that may consist of physical, sexual, and/or psychological assaults against intimate partners, whether current or former (Hart)
Moreover, most of the police officers believed that criminalization was not an appropriate or effective method to deal with batterers because it "leads to the break-up of the family" (Ganapathy). According to a 2004 study of 1,200 women in Bangladesh, some 67% reported having experience domestic violence, and 35% during the past year (Islam)
Domestic Violence in United States vs. Other Nations Every day, women are subjected to extreme acts of physical violence by an intimate partner, in fact, domestic violence is a phenomenon that stretches across borders, nationalities, cultures and race (Meyersfeld)
This social issue is not an attribute of a particular relationship but a social evil that requires concerted efforts to address it. Some of the most common ways in which domestic violence occurs include situational couple violence, intimate terrorism, and violent resistance (Ooms, p
Social and cultural pressures to remain in a committed relationship at all costs may deter some women from staying in a relationship after it becomes abusive. Analyses of trends reveals that the longer the relationship has lasted, the more likely the woman is to remain in it (Bell and Naugle)
In particular, there are financial reasons as well as familial pressures to remain in an abusive relationship long after it is healthy to do so. Women in rural areas are especially at risk for suffering "further emotional abuse, physical violence, and sexual assault" after leaving an abusive relationship (Rouse 292)
All sorts of tricks are used to prevent the abused from leaving the relationship, including threats of suicide or inflicting harm to self. The last phase is the calm phase which may be an extension of the third phase, however, elements of interpersonal difficulties will start cropping in which eventually lead to the first phase of tension building (Brewster, 2006)
Domestic violence can thus be defined as abusive behavior between adults in an intimate, sexual, usually cohabiting relationship. These abusive behaviors may include, but not limited to; emotional or psychological abuse, isolation, economic abuse, physical abuse, and sexual abuse (Hunter, 2010)
Thirdly, there may be "patriarchal" issues involved; that is, the male figure brings in the money, so, even though he's violent, he is head of household and hence, he rules. How do these realities affect the treatment of battered women? For one thing, according to a peer-reviewed piece in the BYU Journal of Public Law, if the question relates to treating battered women, many victims of domestic violence "…are often reluctant to testify against their abusers, making conviction difficult" (McCormick, 1999)