Domestic Violence: Legislative laws and support for Victims
+ I am going to discuss domestic violence. * Within this paper I will define domestic violence, discuss general legislative laws both on the state and federal level, and identify funding and assistance available to its victims.
Domestic Violence is a form of non-gender based violence and manifestation of historically unequal power relations between men and women. The violence can be physical, emotional, mental, and/or economical in nature. Per the Center for Disease Control (Alhabib)one in 4 women and one in 7 men, “yes, men too”, will experience severe physical violence by an intimate partner in their lifetime. However, not all abuse leaves visible marks. Emotional and economical …show more content…
Domestic violence laws exist on both the State and Federal level, with the majority being legislated over by the state. Typically, penalties assigned to state domestic abuse legislation are harsher than those at the federal level are. An example of state law dedicated to the abuse of family is noted in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Crimes Code, Pennsylvania Statutes Title 23 Pa. C.S.A., Domestic Relations part VII, subsections 6101 through 6122. (Nexis)Within these subsections, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania mandates a person that commits domestic violence with proof that an assault of some type has taken place against the victim alleged Perpetrator immediately arrested at the scene. The victim is unable to refuse prosecution of the offender with the District Attorney, making the decision to proceed or not to pursue …show more content…
Although women make up 85% of the victims, this crime is non-biased and non- gender specific and knows no race, religion or social standing. While great strides have been made in enacting stricter laws to prosecute the perpetrators, work still needs to be done and funding provided to help protect the victim and punish, or rehabilitate the perpetrators. Society needs to fight attitudes of complacency and acceptance of abuse and encourage proper support systems, which can make sure the victims of domestic violence along with their children lead fulfilled lives having little or no fear of retribution or retaliation from their
+ I am going to discuss domestic violence. * Within this paper I will define domestic violence, discuss general legislative laws both on the state and federal level, and identify funding and assistance available to its victims.
Domestic Violence is a form of non-gender based violence and manifestation of historically unequal power relations between men and women. The violence can be physical, emotional, mental, and/or economical in nature. Per the Center for Disease Control (Alhabib)one in 4 women and one in 7 men, “yes, men too”, will experience severe physical violence by an intimate partner in their lifetime. However, not all abuse leaves visible marks. Emotional and economical …show more content…
Domestic violence laws exist on both the State and Federal level, with the majority being legislated over by the state. Typically, penalties assigned to state domestic abuse legislation are harsher than those at the federal level are. An example of state law dedicated to the abuse of family is noted in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Crimes Code, Pennsylvania Statutes Title 23 Pa. C.S.A., Domestic Relations part VII, subsections 6101 through 6122. (Nexis)Within these subsections, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania mandates a person that commits domestic violence with proof that an assault of some type has taken place against the victim alleged Perpetrator immediately arrested at the scene. The victim is unable to refuse prosecution of the offender with the District Attorney, making the decision to proceed or not to pursue …show more content…
Although women make up 85% of the victims, this crime is non-biased and non- gender specific and knows no race, religion or social standing. While great strides have been made in enacting stricter laws to prosecute the perpetrators, work still needs to be done and funding provided to help protect the victim and punish, or rehabilitate the perpetrators. Society needs to fight attitudes of complacency and acceptance of abuse and encourage proper support systems, which can make sure the victims of domestic violence along with their children lead fulfilled lives having little or no fear of retribution or retaliation from their