History, Clients, Issues and Concerns,
and Services in the Human Services Field of Domestic Violence
Research Report
April 2004
Table of Contents
A. INTRODUCTION
Causes For Domestic Violence
B. THE HISTORY OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DURING THE LAST CENTURY
C. DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS
Research Data
Domestic Violence In Delaware
Behavior Exhibited By Clients
D. MAJOR ISSUES AND AREAS OF CONCERN
Availability Of Services
Filling Positions Of Retiring Workers
Batterer Intervention Programs And Their Effectiveness
Reporting Of Domestic Violence
E. SERVICES IN THE FIELD
24-Hour Hotlines
Domestic Violence Shelters
Treatment And Counseling Services
Victims Services
Legal Services
Probation And Parole Services
Social Workers And Domestic Violence Services
REFERENCES
A. Introduction
The term Domestic Violence did not come into use until the 1970s. Having first been used to address the problem of wife battering, it now encompasses much more. Other terms commonly used are, for example, spousal abuse and intimate partner abuse. There are four major types of domestic violence.
Firstly, there is physical violence, which includes pushing, slapping, beating, and assault with a weapon. Secondly, sexual abuse, which covers a wide range of assaults including forced sexual intercourse, penetration with a foreign object, grabbing and fondling, verbal sexual threats, and any other unwanted completed or attempted sexual contact. Thirdly, economic abuse, whereas the abuser denies the victim access to resources to which the victim is entitled such as education and employment. Lastly, psychological abuse, which includes acts such as isolating the victim from contact with others, humiliating the victim, degrading the victim, and threatening to harm the victim or those close to the victim (Encyclopedia of Social Work, 1998). Definitions of domestic violence in a legal context vary from state to state. Some states limit domestic violence to violence between a man and a woman living together, while others include ex-partners or family...
Meant to reply to this one a long time ago...
O probably would have included theories if I would know anything about them. This was written for my "intro to Human Services" class - first year college - and I am now in my third semester and just now get into theories.
Just wanted to explain why I didn't include them - simply because I didn't KNOW them (still only know very little).
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