HDFS202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 33: New England Colonies, Puritans, Medical Model
9 May 2016
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Understanding ipv and other forms of domestic violence. One violent crime committed every 21 seconds. An aggravated assault occurs every 37 seconds. A forcible rape occurs every 6 minutes. Approx. one third of all murders in the u. s. are perpetrated by one family member against another. Violent assaults within families account for nearly one fourth of all serious assaults. Every 5 years the death toll of persons killed by relatives and acquaintances equals that of the entire vietnam war (national coalition against domestic. Women of all races are equally vulnerable to violence by an intimate. Women are much more likely to be injured. More than three women are murdered by their husbands or boyfriends every day. Studies suggest 3. 3 to ten million children witness some form of domestic violence annually. Violence in media - 13 acts of violence per hour on prime time tv. By time u. s. kids reach age of 18 - witnessed 200,000 acts of violence on.
