Essays on Domestic Violence

The paper explores the prevalence of domestic violence in pregnancy and the characteristics of the women affected. The article was published in 2017 in the Journal of Clinical Nursing by John Wiley & Sons, an academic publishing company. This is a quantitative, descriptive, and correlational…

Alliance Against Family Violence and Sexual Assault (AAFVSA) is a non-profit agency located in Bakersfield, CA. This agency is dedicated to provide services and referrals for individuals who are impacted by domestic violence or sexual assault. The Alliance provides a range of services to both…

In recent years, there has been an upward trend in the number of homeless people (Shinn, Gibbons-Benton, & Brown, 2015). Homelessness is a situation where one lacks proper housing, which may lead to spending nights in streets, in unstable housings or in vehicles. Homelessness occurs…

Rape is a physical act of violence which involves forceful intercourse without the other person’s will. Sex also involves intercourse but it is different from the rape, as in rape there is a involvement of the outer force, violence and the most important that it…

The inescapable impact of domestic violence effortlessly leads to unceasing psychological trauma on the well being and health of family members, community members, and individuals alike. The expanding rate of domestic violence has gained an alarming amount of attention during recent years. Those who may…

Estelle is a new mother with a 1-day-old in the newborn nursery. She has large bruises on her upper arms and unusual circular lesions on her back. There are a number of cultural factors that can put Estelle at risk for intimate partner violence. First,…

In this paper, I will try to see if adverse environmental shock can affect domestic abuse in household. I have a unique survey data from Bangladesh which I can use for my analysis. I will use hurricane incident as the exogenous shock on the households….

Robert Lockridge, despite being 34 years old, still endures the devastating long-term effects left by witnessing domestic violence at home, displaying the fact that the damage inflicted on those closely associated with the victim is immeasurable in its own regard. Lockridge, to this day, bears…

Domestic Violence/ Gender Violence is a worldwide problem. Domestic abuse includes physical, emotional and sexual violence in any form. Domestic Violence/ Gender Violence refers to the abusive actions that the members of a household inflict to one another with an aim of gaining control over…

Many theories have been proposed to explain the causes of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and the efficacy of therapies used in its treatment. Although the literature covers a wide array of the causes and therapies, this review will focus on domestic violence as a cause…