Physical abuse

himself against a female and not be attacked physically or verbally by general public? For instance, if a 80-pound white blonde female was to continuously physically or verbally abuse a 260-pound male body builder is it ok is it ok for him to defend his self? If a 200-pound black female was to continuously physically or verbally abuse a 110-pound male is it ok for him to defend his self? Both of these occasions simply don’t get looked at in the same light as the other. One might make the…

Child Abuse and Neglect Child abuse/neglect and child maltreatment have been interchangeable used. According to Child Maltreatment (2013), child abuse and neglect is defined as “any act or failure to act on the part of a parent or caretaker which results in death, serious physical or emotional harm, sexual abuse or exploitation or an act or failure to act which presents an imminent risk of serious harm.” A perpetrator is someone who has committed a crime, hence a perpetrator of child abuse and…

What is VAWA and who can Apply for it? According to a recent CDC report, 31.5% of women in the U.S. experience physical violence by an intimate partner every year. Contrary to popular belief, domestic violence is not limited to physical abuse, but also psychological violence, and verbal abuse. In the light of this, President Bill Clinton signed the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) in 1994. The law recognizes crimes associated with domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking, What Exactly…

True Story of a Lost Child (2003) Julie Gregory courageously writes about her childhood. The memoir describes the abuse that she went through from both her mother and father. She faced both neglect and physical abuse throughout her childhood. The abuse that Julie got came in many different forms throughout the book, however, the abuse that seemed to be most prominent was the medical abuse coming from her mother. Julie had to undergo invasive medical tests and was forced to take drugs because her…

In a general subject, family violence can be sexual, verbal, emotional, psychological, material and even financial (Coltrane and Adams). The experience of physical abuse tends to create psychological trauma, whereas for battered it can involve a combination of physical abuse which is exploiting them sexually, isolating them family, friends, and professionals that are potential sources of support, also implementing a regime of regulation over everyday affairs (Coltrane…

family as well, and evidences have shown that children with disabilities are more likely to be face abuse. They have classified the abuse in 5 categories – physical, sexual, emotional, neglect and exploitation. In physical abuse, they included hitting, biting, pinching, shaking, throwing, poisoning, burning or scalding, drowning or suffocating. In emotional abuse, they stated that any psychological abuse that can severely harm a child’s emotional development is a crime that can involve…

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…

Generally, victims of abuse are more prone to exposure of other violent circumstances. Thus, they will find themselves in conditions where they may be sex-trafficked, raped, and/or abused by other perpetrators. The National Domestic Violence Hotline presented statistics on the…

partner to gain or maintain power and control over another intimate partner”. For this paper I will explore the definition of domestic violence, who the abusers are, and who the victims are. With this foundation I will explore the impact that domestic abuse has on marriage and the family unit along with why as a social work this information is important. When doing a search for the definition of domestic violence one will find that there is no general agreement on the term. Each writer…

Child abuse is one of those crimes that do not make top news coverage and many probable are asking why that is? What are the contributing factors to child abuse and what can be done to prevent it? All are valid questions but, some are easier to answer than others. Child abuse is happening within the confines of homes which can make it harder to report or to discover. What needs to be understood is that you are dealing with a child. Their minds are still in the process of being developed. There…