Domestic Violence: The Social and Economic Effects It Has On Society. Dr. Richard J. Gelles, from the University of Pennsylvania, School of Social Policy and Practice, defines domestic violence as “physical, sexual, emotional, or psychological abuse between marital partners, former partners, and other adults who are, or have been, in close relationships.” Domestic violence isn't always the same and has different causes, such as economic backgrounds, social structure, and/or mental illness. However, regardless of the situation, this does not excuse physical, sexual, emotional, or psychological abuse. Domestic violence should not be an issue is only brought up when an NFL player is caught on camera and leaked to the tabloids, or when a congressman
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1555.) However, being able to find statistical data has been hard to most researchers, Professor Stephen Lim states “documenting the magnitude of violence against women and producing reliable comparative data to guide policy and monitor progress has been difficult.” (Lim. 1527) The media has been influential with domestic violence, most notable the NFL. The NFL has had its fair share of scandals dealing with domestic violence, especially with the most controversial case of domestic violence, football player Ray Rice. Elina Erzikova, author of “The 2014 NFL Player Ray Rice Domestic Abuse Case: An Analysis of Factors That Contributed to Tweet Popularity During the Scandal," states “the general population has higher rates of arrests than the NFL population for property crimes and public order crimes, but NFL arrest rates for violent crimes are higher than for the general population in six of the fourteen yearly comparisons.” Adequately the NFL suspended him indefinitely, however, a New Jersey judge dropped the aggravated assault charges after Rice completed the pretrial intervention due to his then fiancé not testifying (Belson.2014). . A …show more content…
Lenore E. Walker presented the model of a cycle of abuse which consists of four phases, the buildup stage (tension rises until a domestic violence incident ensues), reconciliation stage, period of calm and the cycle starts again. (Hutchison, (2014)..138–139). Another theory is that people who observe abuse, or if they were abused, it may incorporate abuse into their behavior in intimate relationships that they establish as adults.(Kalmuss.113) One researcher states “partner abuse can no longer be conceived as merely a gender problem, but also (and perhaps primarily) as a human and relational problem, and should be framed as such, by everyone concerned.”(Esquivel-Santovena. (2013).63.) The results of one longitudinal study on domestic abuse and perpetrators who were in the armed forces showed “assignment to combat substantially increases the probability of intimate partner violence and child abuse. Descriptive evidence suggests that the effects may be explained in part by the stress- and substance use–related consequences of war.” (Cesur,(2016):
1555.) However, being able to find statistical data has been hard to most researchers, Professor Stephen Lim states “documenting the magnitude of violence against women and producing reliable comparative data to guide policy and monitor progress has been difficult.” (Lim. 1527) The media has been influential with domestic violence, most notable the NFL. The NFL has had its fair share of scandals dealing with domestic violence, especially with the most controversial case of domestic violence, football player Ray Rice. Elina Erzikova, author of “The 2014 NFL Player Ray Rice Domestic Abuse Case: An Analysis of Factors That Contributed to Tweet Popularity During the Scandal," states “the general population has higher rates of arrests than the NFL population for property crimes and public order crimes, but NFL arrest rates for violent crimes are higher than for the general population in six of the fourteen yearly comparisons.” Adequately the NFL suspended him indefinitely, however, a New Jersey judge dropped the aggravated assault charges after Rice completed the pretrial intervention due to his then fiancé not testifying (Belson.2014). . A …show more content…
Lenore E. Walker presented the model of a cycle of abuse which consists of four phases, the buildup stage (tension rises until a domestic violence incident ensues), reconciliation stage, period of calm and the cycle starts again. (Hutchison, (2014)..138–139). Another theory is that people who observe abuse, or if they were abused, it may incorporate abuse into their behavior in intimate relationships that they establish as adults.(Kalmuss.113) One researcher states “partner abuse can no longer be conceived as merely a gender problem, but also (and perhaps primarily) as a human and relational problem, and should be framed as such, by everyone concerned.”(Esquivel-Santovena. (2013).63.) The results of one longitudinal study on domestic abuse and perpetrators who were in the armed forces showed “assignment to combat substantially increases the probability of intimate partner violence and child abuse. Descriptive evidence suggests that the effects may be explained in part by the stress- and substance use–related consequences of war.” (Cesur,(2016):