Domestic violence

focus on domestic violence that continues to plague our modern society : NSW Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione used statistically compelling results to highlight that incidents related to domestic and family violence - particularly against women - in proportion to the disregard of cultural , religious beliefs or sexual orientation and continues to dominate the policy and research agenda . At the very least , the Police Commissioner argues that domestic…

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN NAIROBI Introduction According to Payne, (2009) Violence refers to pain or anger which makes someone to cause destruction. In his view, domestic violence occur at all family levels including: couples, parent child relationships and even in the dating relationships whereby the person/people involved in the violence use either physical, sexual or psychological means to attack the other party. Physical violence involve hitting pushing or biting the other person while…

that children who do witness domestic violence had a greater chance of developing conduct disorders than children who have not witnessed domestic violence, but not emotional disorders. The chances for these children are tripled (Meltzer et al., 1993). Willis et al. (2010) argues that when a child grows up in a violent home and in violent communities they learn about the role of violence in interpersonal relationships. These children then perceives these acts of violence as an important part of a…

The push for the arrest of domestic violence perpetrators began with women’s advocacy groups, the feminist movement, and the victims of domestic violence. Garnering attention to their plight through litigation and public policy changes, women won the victory they sought, the arrest of their violent partners. In so doing, an unintended effect occurred, their own arrest. With legislatures left with no option but to enact mandatory arrest, preferred arrest, and other laws or risk being sued, many…

rise in the prevalence of domestic violence in our societies. In addition, women have been the main target for many years more than men were in a domestic violence. According to the “Get the Facts and Figures” article, on average, there are nearly 15% of women and 4% of men in the US who have experienced rape, physical violence, and stalking by their intimate partner in their lifetime (Hotline). There are about 12 million people who get affected by intimate partner violence each year. Looking at…

Domestic violence is a serious human rights concern (UN General Assembly, 1993; Heise et al., 1999). Most studies justify it to be one of the most pervasive and prevalent gender-based violence throughout the world. Domestic violence against women in Bhutan, undoubtedly, is becoming a great concern for development policies in the context of accessing women’s status in the society and maximizing Gross National Happiness (GNH) of the Bhutanese people per se. Particularly, there is one thing all…

for the Super Bowl XLVII Champions, Baltimore Ravens, Ray Rice. On February 15, 2014, Rice was arrested for domestic violence after being caught on hotel camera for punching his now wife in the face. But, then the NFL came under for their wrong doing, they had only originally suspended Rice for two games after he was indicted by a grand jury. Today in professional sports, domestic violence is becoming an epidemic spreading like a wildfire…

Domestic Violence uses to be something that was hidden. It was swept under the rug and never talked about. What happened in one 's home was their business and it stayed that way, until about the mid 90’s. Now there are many laws, programs and domestic violence advocates to help women get away from their abusive partners and potentially save their lives. Unfortunately, the majority of those women have children according to UNICEF in 2006; 133-275 million children worldwide are witnesses to…

Get in touch with an experienced domestic violence lawyer, if you have been accused and arrested on charges of assault against another member of your household. Domestic violence is an offense that is taken extremely seriously. Laws and procedures have been written that now allow police agencies to track and locate individuals who have been charged with any misdemeanor or crime involving domestic violence. The information is entered and maintained in a central registry that is completely…

is also prevalent in our society, which is gender violence. This includes sexual assault, domestic violence, relationship abuse, sexual harassment, sexual abuse to children, etc. Domestic violence consists of acts that include physical, sexual, and psychological attacks one person does to the other in an adult intimate relationship. According to FindLaw, “In 1994, the Bureau of Justice Statistics estimated that about 92 percent of domestic violence cases involve female victims.” This says a lot…