“Every nine seconds in the U.S., a women is assaulted or beaten” (National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, 2015). Statistics on the United States Census Bureau’s website indicate that women makeup over 50.8% of the population in America (2015). The United States, being one of the most powerful countries in the world have women, who by numbers are majority group of the population, suffering from violence in their own homes. A nation is witnessing how the numbers do not dramatically decrease through the years without efficiently taking action to avoid the percentage of victims from increasing. Becoming aware of this unfortunate reality in the nation I now reside in woke up in me a special interest in researching, how is domestic violence
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Jeremy Mull (2015) believes, “Domestic Violence is a violent confrontation between family or household members involving physical harm, sexual assault, or fear of physical harm,” which eventually leads to the destruction of the home. According to The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (2015) domestic violence is done as part of a systematic pattern to gain control over a partner. Even though victims of domestic violence do not necessarily have to be women, since it can also happen to children, elderly and even adult men, this paper is intended to examine domestic violence in women, specifically in American territory. Prosecuting attorney Jeremy Mull (2015) shares in his website that isolation is a key aspect that is commonly linked to domestic violence. The abusive partner can be violent to his or her wife in multiple ways, since domestic violence goes beyond physical, emotional, and sexual abuse. Besides from being punched, slapped, bitten, called names, humiliated, terrorized, manipulated, and treated inhumanly, women are also victims of deprivation of freedom, intimidation, and robbery from people they thought loved them. Mull advertises, “the danger is real,” and action should be taken to protect women from physical, mental, and emotional
Jeremy Mull (2015) believes, “Domestic Violence is a violent confrontation between family or household members involving physical harm, sexual assault, or fear of physical harm,” which eventually leads to the destruction of the home. According to The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (2015) domestic violence is done as part of a systematic pattern to gain control over a partner. Even though victims of domestic violence do not necessarily have to be women, since it can also happen to children, elderly and even adult men, this paper is intended to examine domestic violence in women, specifically in American territory. Prosecuting attorney Jeremy Mull (2015) shares in his website that isolation is a key aspect that is commonly linked to domestic violence. The abusive partner can be violent to his or her wife in multiple ways, since domestic violence goes beyond physical, emotional, and sexual abuse. Besides from being punched, slapped, bitten, called names, humiliated, terrorized, manipulated, and treated inhumanly, women are also victims of deprivation of freedom, intimidation, and robbery from people they thought loved them. Mull advertises, “the danger is real,” and action should be taken to protect women from physical, mental, and emotional