Domestic violence
3/1/13
Domestic Violence Persuasive Essay Final Draft
“Every year, in the United States there are over 3 million incidents of reported domestic violence. Every year, 4,000 victims of domestic violence are killed.” (Domestic Violence: Disturbing Facts about Domestic Violence). Domestic violence is a crime that is not just committed in the United States, but worldwide. This crime is committed every day, every hour, every minute, and every second. Anybody can be a victim or the abuser. This can happen to any child, man or woman. This is a horrific crime. Women are more likely to be the victim in domestic violence than men. “Forty-five percent of all violent attacks against female victims 12 years old and older by multiple offenders also involved offenders they knew.” (Domestic Violence: Disturbing Facts about Domestic Violence). Domestic violence is used for power; one might use this to have total control over someone else. There are many ways to stop this crime from happening. Helping people learn about domestic violence can stop this horrific, social crime. Educating people on different types of abuse, warning signs, and prevention will eventually, put a stop to this crime.
In fact, “Domestic violence is both a national and a worldwide crisis.” (Domestic Violence Resources). Domestic violence is a crime committed all around the world. The abuser will cause emotional, physical, psychological, and even sexual abuse on their victim(s). The abuser will make threats to the victim. If a victim reports abuse, the abuser will make threats to report him/her to child welfare, if there is a child present, to make the victim drop all the charges against them. The abuser will also make sure the victim will have no contact to the outside world. Intimidation is also a behavioral sign of an abuser. They do this to make the victim think they have more power over the victim. There are many people who have the signs of being abused. A sign that someone is being abused
Domestic Violence Persuasive Essay Final Draft
“Every year, in the United States there are over 3 million incidents of reported domestic violence. Every year, 4,000 victims of domestic violence are killed.” (Domestic Violence: Disturbing Facts about Domestic Violence). Domestic violence is a crime that is not just committed in the United States, but worldwide. This crime is committed every day, every hour, every minute, and every second. Anybody can be a victim or the abuser. This can happen to any child, man or woman. This is a horrific crime. Women are more likely to be the victim in domestic violence than men. “Forty-five percent of all violent attacks against female victims 12 years old and older by multiple offenders also involved offenders they knew.” (Domestic Violence: Disturbing Facts about Domestic Violence). Domestic violence is used for power; one might use this to have total control over someone else. There are many ways to stop this crime from happening. Helping people learn about domestic violence can stop this horrific, social crime. Educating people on different types of abuse, warning signs, and prevention will eventually, put a stop to this crime.
In fact, “Domestic violence is both a national and a worldwide crisis.” (Domestic Violence Resources). Domestic violence is a crime committed all around the world. The abuser will cause emotional, physical, psychological, and even sexual abuse on their victim(s). The abuser will make threats to the victim. If a victim reports abuse, the abuser will make threats to report him/her to child welfare, if there is a child present, to make the victim drop all the charges against them. The abuser will also make sure the victim will have no contact to the outside world. Intimidation is also a behavioral sign of an abuser. They do this to make the victim think they have more power over the victim. There are many people who have the signs of being abused. A sign that someone is being abused