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Foucault’s Theory applied to Domestic Violence Foucault’s Theory in regards to power and social control are relevant when looking at domestic violence due to the way institutions shape mankind into what serves their needs and goals. Throughout history domestic violence has been a factor in society but until recently it was kept in the closet but now battered women have been labeled by society as battered women’s syndrome. The story of Pamela and David Guenther describe how the women survived…

Summary of the Book The novel Black and Blue is about the new life of Elizabeth M. Crenshaw. Her formal name was Frannie F. Benedetto. She was once a nurse back in Brooklyn where she lived with her abusive husband Bobby Benedetto, who is a police officer, and son Robert Benedetto, who is now name Robert Crenshaw. The book starts with Elizabeth “Frannie” escaping the abusive life with her son inside a train station. She had no plan, and she was waiting to learn her next move from a woman who…

III The Impact of Domestic Violence Protection Orders on the Presumption of Equal Shared Parental Responsibility and Family Dispute Resolution A Definitions 1 Domestic Violence Protection Orders For clarity amongst the state and territories and for the purpose of this paper, under the Family Law Act, a protection order is referred to as a ‘Family Violence Order’ with a subsequent definition of ‘family violence’ located in s 4 of the Act. A protection order or family violence order will be…

The Intervention Plan Short-term In the short-term it would be highly advisable for Maria to take out a protection order as soon as possible. As Dmitri has no known history of physical violence in his behaviour, it may be that he doesn’t understand his behaviour and needs to be explicitly told that his behaviour is illegal, as most protection orders do work in creating safety and getting the perpetrator to reconsider their behaviour (Laing & Humphreys, 2013). A protection order would also assist…

When an innocent child observes domestic violence they become a prisoner in their own home. They begin to learn the business of abuse; resulting in damaging situations later in life. In order to stop the cycle of abuse our current law should be amended to mandate mental health services for all children who are involved in these disturbances. Evolution of Domestic Violence laws Lemon (1996) explains that thousands of years ago women have fallen victim to the abuse of a man; their ruler who used…

Domestic Violence is Trendy Domestic violence is a serious problem in the United States. In a journal on dating violence Jennifer Katz shares some statistics on types of domestic violence. “The three most common types of violence [in the U.S. are] being pushed, grabbed, or shoved (82%); slapped or hit (78%); or beaten up (44%)” (Katz, Jennifer 456.) This is a problem that seems to be getting significantly worse throughout the years. What is causing this exponential growth with this issue? There…

In the world of employment employers are responsible for keeping their employees safe from sexual harassment in the workplace. Therefore, human resource management is obligated to ensure each employee is trained and aware of the organization’s policies regarding sexual harassment. In order to understand how human resource management can help prevent sexual harassment in a work environment, it is important to know what is sexual harassment and how to protect our employees. First, we will take a…

This paper will analyze and discuss the negative impact that domestic violence has on women. Domestic violence is increasingly becoming more of a common problem that reportedly affects more than a quarter of women in the United States. Domestic and intimate partner violence occurs in shockingly large proportions, affecting an estimated 6.2 million American women every year, causing injury that is more serious to women than car accidents, muggings, and rapes combined (Department of Justice (DOJ),…

Reed and Enright (2006) conducted the first empirical research study of forgiveness therapy on the population of female domestic abuse survivors: The Effects of Forgiveness Therapy on Depression, Anxiety, and Posttraumatic Stress for Women After Spousal Emotional Abuse. Specifically, the researchers compare the effects of forgiveness therapy vs. brief therapy with a focus on anger validation. Forgiveness therapy and anger validation both affirm and help survivors understand that their abuse was…

It is imperative to speak with professionals in the criminal justice department as it is one of the avenues of learning. Learning is not always from books, but sometimes from observation and even questionings. For this purpose an interview was conducted between myself and an attorney who deals with domestic violence. Although it is a difficult subject, listening to them speak allowed me to realize another importance. That was being present in a courtroom to help filter any other information…