Domestic violence

Question 1

What did the British Crime Survey find as of march 2020?

Answer 1

2.3 million people reported being victims of some form of DV

Question 2

What are issues with official statistics?

Answer 2

Victims may be unwilling to report it to the police.
Police and prosecutors may be reluctant to record, investigate or prosecute.

Question 3

What did Yearshire find?

Answer 3

On average a woman suffers 35 assaults before making a report.

Question 4

What did Cheal find?

Answer 4

State agencies are reluctant to get involved in family.

Question 5

What did Catalano study and find?

Answer 5

Anonymous surveying
Reasons that victims give for why they fail to report abuse to police authorities.

Considered it a private matter
Female - 22%
Male - 39%

Fear of retaliation
Female - 12%
Male - 5%

Belief that police won’t do anything
Female - 8%
Male - 8%

Question 6

What do Dobash and Dobash argue about DV?

Answer 6

Radical feminism
Evidence of the patriarchy
Men dominate women through DV
Helps maintain mens power.

Question 7

What are the positives of the radical feminist view on DV?

Answer 7

May have stemmed from historical issues
Most reported cases are women being abused

Question 8

What are the negatives of the radical feminist view on DV?

Answer 8

Doesn’t take male victims into account
Shame on men reporting cases
Making generalisation that all men are abusers

Question 9

What do Wilkinson and Pickett argue about DV?

Answer 9

Focuses on economic and material factors
Some groups more at risk than others
Results from stress of family members caused by inequality and poverty
Lack of resources, money and time

Question 10

What are strengths of Wilkinson and Picketts argument?

Answer 10

Explains violence in lower classes
Marxist feminists agree (Ansley) women are takers of shit
Capitalism = DV

Question 11

What are weaknesses of Wilkinson and Picketts argument?

Answer 11

Doesn’t explain why women rather than men are the main victims