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Homicide and Domestic Violence

comes the condition of alcohol or drug abuse, a condition that is usually pursued in order to alleviate the stress of being poor. ...

Police Discretion and Domestic Violence

if they will make an arrest it is apparently the case that they do not need to witness the crime, but can make their own judgments...

Domestic Violence and Tribal Protection of Indigenous Women in the United States

past that contact to present day. By other definitions sovereignty was something that had been delegated in some way by the Unite...

Oglala Sioux Tribe Domestic Violence Code

abuse. Education drills home the fact that domestic violence is not just a family issue, it is a societal one. If we are to reso...

The Connection between Race, Religiousity and Intimate Partner Violence

the three hypotheses used in this study. Theoretical Perspective The theoretical perspective identified in the study relates the...

Tougher Laws Needed To Address Domestic Abuse

justice to the battered victim, it is also to educate the health care industry about how to identify abuse and the steps necessary...

Summary of John Ashcroft's Consideration of Granting Abused Women Asylum

she were to return to her native Togo her clitoris would be cut off(Swarns 2004). Lastly, there is the case of Mrs. Alvarado who i...

Domestic Violence and Law Enforcement

In fourteen pages this paper examines domestic violence, law enforcement, and the various conditions and issues pertaining to them...

India Honor Crimes and U.S. Domestic Violence

pp. 96-97) and the likelihood she will endure some level of domestic abuse. In association with this finding, it has come to ligh...

Immigrant Social Workers and Domestic Violence Implications

result in stressful family conflicts over role expectations and individual behaviors" (Bhattacharya, 2002; p. 175). Acevedo...

Domestic Violence When Men Are the Victims and Women Are the Abusers

from emotional abuse to severe physical abuse. Domestic violence is an all too frequent occurrence in modern society. The ...

Contemporary Applications of the Deliberative Nursing Theory of Jean Orlando

therefore, not only an extensive history but it can be contended to be just as applicable in todays nursing practice as it was whe...

Family Violence and Nursing Intervention

positive effect in preventing future incidence of violence (Willson, McFarlane, Lemmey and Malecha, 2001), even when other referra...

Domestic Violence, Policing, and Feminist Response in the UK

define as well as measure. Violence and abuse is a wide ranging topic, physical violence may be seen as usually assumed to be in...

Assessment of Domestic Abuse

as many as was reported in 1980, reflects a disturbing trend toward uncontrolled acts of domestic violence (Leigh et al, 1995). E...

Men as Victims of Domestic Violence

is seen as the justified act of an irate female instead of violence against men (Parker, 2002). And, what about the mens reaction...

Addressing Family Topics

to make it clear that they are not attempting to replace the biological parent, and, furthermore, that they should be accepting of...

Preventing Domestic Violence

in that it brings a measure of security to those threatened by family violence, but police involvement does not fall into the real...

Family Violence and Making the Family Unit Stronger

in quelling situations of domestic violence and child abuse. II. Domestic Violence Domestic violence is a serious problem an...

Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison and Conflicts

after Macon hit her, hed see his mothers hand cover her lips as she searched with her tongue for any broken teeth...and that on th...

U.S. and Domestic Violence

only the persons, place, or things the violence is inflicted upon, but also victimizes the witnesses to such occurrences. With ...

Laura's House - An Interview

case management for between 18 and 22 women and children. Shelter is offered for 30 to 45 days. 2. Counseling and resource center ...

Gendered Issue of Domestic Violence

independence and her equal partnership in marriage, is very much the exception rather than the rule. For the most part, women were...

Murder and the Dark Side of Domestic Violence

Through various case studies, Schechter found that many women were hesitant about coming forward to name their abusers, because th...

Canadian Women and Domestic Violence

General Social Survey Microdata file from Statistics Canada indicates how 8.7% of women reported various levels of violence within...

Health Assessment for Australian Family

"Children must come first in social policies and the allocation of social resources, children must come first in the words and dee...

United Kingdom and the Effects of Domestic Violence on Women and Children

who is over the age of sixteen at the time the violence takes place. Children are defined as individuals under the age of 18 who a...

Anna Fogerty Case and Massachusetts 209A Protective Order

rights. This qualitative study of the issues applies the concept of government and neoinstitutionalism to one application ...

Poor Communication and Negative Reciprocity in Domestic Violence Situations

area, but the men. Schechter states that "Groups like Mentors in Violence Prevention, which prepare male athletes to speak as non-...

Nursing Theory and the Importance of Domestic Violence Screening and Intervention

Although the nursing professions is just now beginning to become more aware of the need for this type of approach it was first int...