Comm Test 2: domestic violence Flashcards
(108 cards)
- between persons with a relationship with trust
Domestic Violence
factors affecting abuse
work education organized religion population resources media
- negative: work place violence trust with coworkers and boss, lose job causes financial stress, at risk for violence (go back and shoot), lose lifestyle, lose friends
- Positive: support from coworkers
. Work
factors affecting abuse
- positive: resources and hotlines, support groups, counseling centers, need advocate
- negative: lack of edu for wat is considered abuse, no access don’t know where to go , feel like they have nothing
education
factors affecting abuse
- positive: community resources for help, food pantries and emergency supplies
- Negative: some are demining to woman, or don’t like other faiths ,media issue hear about allegations of child or sexual abuse
Organized religion (faith) factors affecting abuse
- negative: blended families have issues, very young and very old are prime targets, vulnerable get hit harder with poverty= working class poor builds stress bc can’t meet needs of family
Population
factor affecting abuse
-counseling centers, support groups
Resources factors affecting abuse
- Negative: video games promotes violence, publicize beheading- want crime to be known 15 min of fame
- positive raise awareness, public service announcements
Media
factors affecting abuse
- has a previous, unrelated conviction under this section or any other section with substantially similar elements (dui counts) OR
- committed the offense in the physical presence of a child less than 16-years-old, knowing that the child was present and might be able to see or hear the offense.
Indiana Law – Domestic Battery
Class D Felony if the person who committed the offense:
– a deliberate act that causes injury. Includes failure to protect
physical abuse
use, persuasion, or coercion to engage in sexual conduct/ adult fondling a child or minor
sexual abuse
– a deliberate act that damages self-esteem and personal worth/ start picking someone else’s esteem
emotional abuse
– failing to care for one for whom you are responsible to and for.
neglect abuse
- draw to express feelings, black fists and mom crying , frowning, no hands means helplessness
Child’s View of Partner Abuse
- Child be able to say don’t touch me
- Express rights of child to speak up
- Will not tolerate sexual abuse
It takes a community to protect a child
: Holistic harming of a human being by one who is acquainted with, trusts, has an on-going relationship with, lives with, married to, or has any other meaningful connection to the victim
. Domestic Violence
- Younger parents- edu on controlling anger, resources, not alone call on services, control impulse
- Socially isolated
- Lower SES
- Less formal education- learning what is abuse
- Inadequate support systems
- Poor parenting skills
- Victim of child abuse-siblical
- Single parent family(unrelated partner=resentment toward child)- you are the only outlet talk to someone about issues , don’t snap
Characteristics of a Child Abuser/Victims
A. Abuser:
- vulnerable
1. Birth to 3 years old- very vulnerable
2. Disability- drain and stress, need more resources
3. Chronic high stress environment
4. Crowded living conditions
5. Lower SES
6. Premies- bring home, a lot of extra needs, especially if first child
7. Unrelated caregivers- nursing home=tired of working
B. Victim
char of a child abuser/ victum
: Known by the victim
- 80% are adults
- Work with children: risky job, priest and pastors
- Long-term abuse
- Controlling behaviors: huge issue
- Need power: in control, want to leave lose control
Characteristics of Sexual Abuser/ Victim
A. Abuser
- 10% of men are
- 20% of women are
- Reluctant to report: deeply personal crime
- Males less likely to report
- Males most likely to be abused by another male
- 9-years-old is the mean age for abuse =parent who is overly concerned about the child, don’t want you in there
B. Victim
char of sexual
- edu to prevent snapping, belittle child in front of friend=makes uncomfortable victim takes it
various stages of healing=episodes of abuse
Note- signs of fresh wounds or bruises and old scars might be an indication that the child has suffered from more than one occasion
Physical Abuse
beating, biting, burning, hair pulling, hitting, punching, kicking, scalding, shaking, shoving, slapping, throwing, tying up, torturing
forms of physical abuse
minor bruising, scratches, gazes, cuts, eye injuries, fractures, injuries to brain, damage to internal organs
Range of severity:
physical abuse
- story match the injury= red flag, can be afraid of what will happen to family
- fractures
- bruises, contusions, etc…
- oral and dental injuries
- burns – thermal, scalding, other means.
- Head trauma – abusive head trauma FKA Shaken Baby Syndrome.
- Sexual injuries
- Pinching- marks left and bruise
- Any other injury deliberately performed against a human being.
Physical Injuries