Domestic Violence Flashcards
domestic violence
willful intimidation, physical assault, battery, sexual assault, and or abusive behavior perpetrated by an intimate partner against another
in lifetime?
one in every 4 women
percentage who are women?
85%
call police
not until 7-10 assault
before seeking treatment
experience 35 incidents
majority of battered women file charges against abuser
to get protection
most battered women
drop charges
majority of women stay in relationship
afraid abuser will come after them
percentage of women who report to police
14.6 %
main reason why men batter their wives
have a history of exposure to violence as children
domestic violence occurs
in a predictable cycle
most effective way to decrease recidivist wife assault
to arrest the offender
what percentage of men who severely assault their wives or girlfriends are arrested
7%
battered woman is most affected by
psychological abuse
form of PTSD
duluth model
focus intervention is on stopping violence, not fixing or ending relationship
power and control wheel