,Describe the history of domestic violence:
- Wife beating was legal in the US until 1824
o Wives were seen as husband's chattel
o Quick refence in bible makes some men still think it's okay
- Silence surrounding DV related to the belief that wives were
husbands' property
- Women's rights not explored till the 1960s
- Marital rape not considered a crime till the 1980s
- Realizations of issues in recent years
o Female circumcisions
o Genital mutilation
o Abuse between gay partners
o Men can be victims of abuse
Discuss the power and control wheel
- A pattern of behavior in a relationship that is used to gain or
maintain power and control over an intimate partner
o Using intimidation
o Using emotional abuse
o Using isolation
o Minimizing, denying, and blaming
o Using children
o Using male privilege
o Using economic abuse
o Using coercion and threats
What is intimate partner violence?
,- Physical violence, sexual violence, stalking, and psychological
aggression by a current or former intimate partner
- It is preventable
- Threatens well being
- 1 in 4 women
- 1 in 9 women
- 1 in 10 high school students
What are common myths associated with intimate partner
violence?
- Private family matter - NO
- Victims provoke their partners violence - NO
- DV is an impulse control or anger management problem - NO
- DV is bad but it happens elsewhere, not in my community, etc.
- NO
- It's easy to leave the abuse, so if he/she doesn't they are
exaggerating it - NO
Types of intimate partner violence and types of domestic
violence:
- Physical violence
- Sexual violence - consent Is not obtained or not freely given
- Stalking
- Psychological aggression
What crimes fall under domestic violence?
, - DV assault
- DV criminal threatening
- DV terrorizing
- DV reckless conduct
- DV stalking
- DV aggregated assault - includes strangulation
Intimate partner perpetrator characteristics
o History of being violent or aggressive
o Seeing or being a victim of violence as a child
o Using drugs and/or consuming large amount of alcohol
o Unemployment
o Or other life events that cause stress
Intimate partner victim characteristics
o Substance use to cope
o Drink alcohol
o Risky sex
o Physical injuries
o Mental health problems
o Sleep problems
o Chronic pain
o Chronic health problems
o Can lead to disability
o Victimization as a child or adolescence can increase likelihood
that victimization will occur in adulthood
Can victims press or drop charges?
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