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Domestic Violence Against Women. Megan Powell Penn State Hazleton Cas 100A November 17,2010. Overview. What is domestic violence? Statistics Warning Signs To get away from abuse Conclusion. What is Domestic Violence?.
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Domestic Violence Against Women Megan Powell Penn State Hazleton Cas 100A November 17,2010
Overview • What is domestic violence? • Statistics • Warning Signs • To get away from abuse • Conclusion
What is Domestic Violence? According to Merriam-Webster, domestic violence is the inflicting of physical injury by one family or household member on another; or a repeated or habitual pattern of such behavior. (Merriam-Webster) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNJQrM-YKUs&feature=related
Statistics A survey from 1995-1996, which include the 50 states and District of Columbia, said nearly 25% of women were raped or physically assaulted by a current or former spouse. About 1.3 million women are assaulted physically by an intimate partner yearly in the United States.(Tjaden & Thoennes) In 2000, about 1,247 women were killed by abuse from an intimate partner. (Rennison) In 2002, about two-third of women were killed by an intimate partner by using a firearm. (Violence) About 1,006,970 women were stalked yearly and 81% of those women that were stalked and were physically assaulted. The most common abuse is sexual assault. Women are most likely to be sexually assaulted and they make up about 78% of the victims of rape and sexual assault. Men are almost always the perpetrators of sexual abuse against women. Of these acts, these such were committed to a woman since the age of 18. 100% of rapes, 92% of physical assaults and 97% of stalking acts. (Tjaden & Thoennes)
Warning Signs • Shows guilt • Feels isolated or untrusting of others • Emotionally and economically dependent • Has a poor self-concept • Seen other women in her family being abused • Feels angry, embarrassed, and ashamed • Fearful of being insane • Learned to feel helpless and powerless • Has unexplained injuries/bruises that go untreated. (Women’s Rural Advocacy Programs)
Stop Domestic Violence Against WomenGet away from abuse, most women stay, but get away from it. No relationship is worth it of your being a victim of abuse.If you are being abuse, seek help there are hotlines.Stick up for Yourself!!!!!
Conclusion • Victims of domestic abuse is usually women. • There are different types of abuse. • Women shouldn’t let themselves be treated with no respect. • We should STOP violence against women.
References • “Domestic Violence.” Merriam-Webster. 2010 • Patricia Tjaden & Nancy Thoennes, U.S. Dep't of Just., NCJ 183781, Full Report of the Prevalence, Incidence, and Consequences of Intimate Partner Violence Against Women: Findings from the National Violence Against Women Survey, at iv (2000), available at http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/pubs-sum/183781.htm • Callie Marie Rennison, U.S. Dep't of Just., NCJ 197838, Bureau of Justice Statistics Crime Data Brief: Intimate Partner Violence, 1993-2001, at 1 (2003), available at http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/pdf/ipv01.pdf • The Violence Pol'y Ctr., When Men Murder Women: An Analysis of 2002 Homicide Data: Females Murdered by Males in Single Victim/Single Offender Incidents, at 7 (2004), available at http://www.vpc.org/studies/wmmw2004.pdf • Stalking Resource Ctr., The Nat'l Ctr. for Victims of Crime, Stalking Fact Sheet,http://www.ncvc.org/src/Main.aspx (citing Patricia Tjaden & Nancy Thoennes, U.S. Dep't of Justice, NCJ 169592, Stalking in America: Findings from the National Violence Against Women Survey (1998) • Women’s Rural Advocacy Programs : http://www.letswrap.com/dvinfo/warning.htm
Contact Information • Q&A • Megan Powell • map5374@psu.edu
