Domestic and family violence is a significant health issue in Australia today. Forty-five per cent of the homicides that occurred in Queensland between 2007 …show more content…
There are many social issues towards family violence. An occurring cycle of violence continues throughout Australia. It is found that many violent relationships in households, follow a common pattern or cycle. This cycle continues over and over, and may help explain why victims stay in abusive relationships (Australian Institute of Criminology, 2017). The basic parts of a domestic violence cycle, is when a child or teenager see or experience a violence from an abuser. This behaviour then passes down to other members of the house, repeating the abusers actions onto others. This causes a never ending cycle of occurring abuse in homes. This is one of the significant issues in today’s