Domestic Violence research proposal
Abstract The purpose of this study is to see whether or not domestic violence causes a damaging affect on children. The study will included criminal justice students in College and the age range will be between 18 and 23 years old. The method is qualitative and will be an interview.
Introduction Domestic violence can be defines as a pattern of behavior in any relationship that is used to gain or maintain power and control over an intimate partner. Abuse is physical, sexual, emotional, economic pr psychological actions or threats of actions that influence another person. This includes any behaviors that frighten, intimidate, terrorize, manipulate, hurt, humiliate, blame, injure or wound someone. Domestic violence can happen to anyone of any race, age, sexual orientation, religion or gender. It can happen to couples who are married, living together or who are dating. Domestic violence affects people of all socioeconomic backgrounds and education levels (Horley, 2001). In the United States, every 9 seconds a woman is assaulted or beaten. Studies suggest that up to 10 million children witness some form of domestic violence annually. Men who as children witnessed their parents’ domestic violence were twice as likely to abuse their own wives than sons of nonviolent parents. Everyday in the US, more than three women are murdered by their husbands or boyfriends. Domestic violence is the leading cause of injury to women, more than car accidents, muggings, and rapes combined (“Domestic Violence Statistics”, 2012). There are many things that domestic violence affects in society. If a child sees domestic violence being done by a husband to a wife or a wife to a husband, those children or child will think this is okay to be this way because mommy or daddy just stand there and take it, so it must be okay to hit my spouse or girlfriend as the case may be. Children learn what they see. Another thing is how it affects
Introduction Domestic violence can be defines as a pattern of behavior in any relationship that is used to gain or maintain power and control over an intimate partner. Abuse is physical, sexual, emotional, economic pr psychological actions or threats of actions that influence another person. This includes any behaviors that frighten, intimidate, terrorize, manipulate, hurt, humiliate, blame, injure or wound someone. Domestic violence can happen to anyone of any race, age, sexual orientation, religion or gender. It can happen to couples who are married, living together or who are dating. Domestic violence affects people of all socioeconomic backgrounds and education levels (Horley, 2001). In the United States, every 9 seconds a woman is assaulted or beaten. Studies suggest that up to 10 million children witness some form of domestic violence annually. Men who as children witnessed their parents’ domestic violence were twice as likely to abuse their own wives than sons of nonviolent parents. Everyday in the US, more than three women are murdered by their husbands or boyfriends. Domestic violence is the leading cause of injury to women, more than car accidents, muggings, and rapes combined (“Domestic Violence Statistics”, 2012). There are many things that domestic violence affects in society. If a child sees domestic violence being done by a husband to a wife or a wife to a husband, those children or child will think this is okay to be this way because mommy or daddy just stand there and take it, so it must be okay to hit my spouse or girlfriend as the case may be. Children learn what they see. Another thing is how it affects
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