Domestic Abuse The Army is cracking down on violence in the military which includes domestic violence and sexual abuse. Although violence in the military among family members continues to be addressed, not enough is being done for those spouses who are assaulted, beaten, and raped by their military husbands and boyfriends. The numbers continue to grow and with the ongoing war, the trend expects to rise. It can be said that deployments are the cause of the rise in domestic violence because of the things that are faced while on deployment (Fraser, 2011). Spouses are hesitant to report the abuse because of fear. That fear can be in the form of not wanting to derail their partner’s career, not wanting to lose money and not wanting to see their partner in jail. Some even feel that the abuse will not continue to occur but that is something that they find false.
Domestic violence occurs primarily in the home and usually when the spouse comes in from work. Most who experience …show more content…
Most soldiers who are diagnosed with PTSD are those who are associated with family violence. Most cases of domestic violence goes unreported, which makes it hard to accurately show how bad the problem really is. Under reporting can be attributed to fear from abusers, spouses worrying about their significant other losing rank, ending their military careers or just losing income because they are the only provider for the family. The Department of Defense requires all branches of the service to take a stance against child abuse and domestic violence. This is done with the development of the Family Advocacy Program, which was put in place to curb child abuse and domestic violence. When a spouse reports abusive behavior to the Family Advocacy Program, their claim is reviewed by a committee to determine if the abuse requires attention or valid (Kimbrell, 2001). This is supposed to be a good thing for those abused but it has not worked like the military
Domestic violence occurs primarily in the home and usually when the spouse comes in from work. Most who experience …show more content…
Most soldiers who are diagnosed with PTSD are those who are associated with family violence. Most cases of domestic violence goes unreported, which makes it hard to accurately show how bad the problem really is. Under reporting can be attributed to fear from abusers, spouses worrying about their significant other losing rank, ending their military careers or just losing income because they are the only provider for the family. The Department of Defense requires all branches of the service to take a stance against child abuse and domestic violence. This is done with the development of the Family Advocacy Program, which was put in place to curb child abuse and domestic violence. When a spouse reports abusive behavior to the Family Advocacy Program, their claim is reviewed by a committee to determine if the abuse requires attention or valid (Kimbrell, 2001). This is supposed to be a good thing for those abused but it has not worked like the military