CRIM 37411 Lecture 10: Domestic Violence

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Even if a child is not physically harmed, he/she may have emotional and behavior problems. Characteristics of abusers: have low self-esteem, don"t take responsibility for their actions, they may even blame the victim for causing the violence. It is important to remember that women can also be abusers and men can be victims. Characteristics of abuse: abuse is not an accident, abuse is intentional. It does not happen because someone was drunk, high, or anything. It has a goal and purpose of having control and power over victims: abusers have learned to abuse so they can get what they want. What is domestic violence: a learned behavior, learned through, observation, experience, reinforcement, social institutions that emphasize power and control, not caused by. Illness: genetics or gender, clothing, personality, anything. What makes batterers so powerful: the isolation of the victim from people in their lives, societal denial, use of religious issues, use of cultural issues, threats of retaliation.

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