Domestic Violence Against Women: Article Analysis

Rihanna was beaten by her boyfriend, Chris Brown. Lady Gaga spoke out about her sexual assault. Pamela Anderson's husband physically and emotionally abused her. The latest is Kesha and losing her court case against her producer when he sexually assaulted her. Domestic violence still occurs in America today and us as religion and laws taught a country that it was okay to stay in the vicious cycle. There have been cases that have explored what domestic violence is and what the outcomes become show how violence against women is an ongoing social issue. That is to say; religion has played a fraction in the history of domestic violence against women. In the article, “Violence Against Women and the Role of Religion”, it discusses the different
According to Rosemary Chaplin (2011), the purpose of The Violence Against Women Act is “To fund direct services for sexual assault victims, screening for exposure to domestic and sexual violence and increase the enforcement of protections to immigrants victims. To create healthcare initiative that trains healthcare professionals and medical students to recognize and identify domestic violence (p. 242).”. The Battered Immigrant Women Protection Act in 2000 was the reason the act was updated (Chaplin, 2011, p. 242). In The Violence Against Women Act, the goal is to “address domestic violence dating violence, sexual assault and stalking” ( Modi, Palmer, & Armstrong, 2014, p. 253). It stresses that community care is necessary within attorneys and persecutors, law enforcement, and victim services (Modi, Palmer, & Armstrong, 2014, p. 253).
Public Law number for the Violence Against Women Act is number 109-162. This Act’s benefits and services are to provide facilities for the victims of the violent crimes (Chaplin, 2011, p. 242). To receive the services the only eligibility requirement is that a person has to be a victim of a violent crime (Chaplin, 2011, p. 242). The services are delivered from the Department of Justice along with the services at the state and local levels (Chaplin, 2011, p.
The funding comes from the Department of Justice and also Human Services (Laney,2010, p. 2).The most recent funding total from both was $667.50 million, which was then divided into the different programs(Laney, 2010, p. 12). The most funded program, however, is the called STOP (Services Training Officers Prosecutors), which have grants that help the state governments provide to strength their communities and educate not only themselves but everyone on the issues of domestic violence (Laney, 2010, p. 3). Funding for the policy focuses on the education of the issue as well as creating social programs to prevent domestic violence. One of the main concentrations of the funding goes to more local government programs. This is because the local governments appeared to have a better way of reducing the violence (Laney, 2010, p.