Intimate Partner Violence
One of the long-standing problems which were not raised until quite recently is family violence. There is no accurate number of violence victims, however, it definitely has a direct effect on millions of people of different ages and gender around the world, including in the United States (Gosselin, Pg. 29, 2019).
Violence within a family is referred to as an act by one family member against another that is done with intent to assault, harm physically, or sexually assault. There are three main categories of family violence being: abuse of older adults, intimate partner violence, and child abuse. In the case of someone experiencing intimate partner violence, it can be in terms of denying access to physical goods such as money or resources and services being employment, educational opportunities, accommodation, or any other. Therefore, such actions are meant to intimidate, hurt, take control or place the victim in a state of fear. Usually, women who experience intimate partner violence have repetitive headaches, poor physical health, chronic pain, and sleeping disorders. In addition, violence can affect relationships with children and the parenting itself. A few examples are being patient, feeding, bringing children to school, and satisfying their needs.
Human right lens
Policies understanding is required for people who are interested in social jobs such as those including human service and working with families. This requirement is due to the fact that policies largely regulate families’ daily life and the ways in which the professionals are supposed to interact with the family members. Moreover, policies determine the services available to address the issues or risks a family faces, as well as identify those who use these services (pg.291). The importance of policies lies in the situations when funding, the positive outcome of the situations, and fostering a fair society are required.
Violence Against Women Act
The Violence Against Women Act followed by the 1996 additions to this Act defines domestic violence as a national crime and suggests that the federal laws can help the local criminal justice system and overburdened state (Justice.gov, 2020). The Violence Against Women Act was developed to support a cost-effective response to dating and domestic violence and sexual assault. This act can be useful for promoting resilience in families by the provision of the proper resources and protection for people in need.
State Domestic Violence Laws
The state domestic violence laws are based on the definition of domestic abuse. Abuse can have different variations such as emotional, physical, financial, or psychological. The ways to stop family violence depend on the state of residency, as most states have different legal policies.
Battered Women’s Movement
Battered Women’s Movement is aimed at empowering women and children, restructuring and redistributing social power. One of the objectives of the movement is the end of physical and sexual abuse against women and children within the broader context of the end of economic and sexist oppression (Gosselin, pg.189, 2019) The movement has a significant impact on intervention strategies through a range of services such as police responses, shelters, information services, and hotlines. In addition, other protective and preventive efforts within the movement include civil and legal actions followed by the successful raise of public awareness.
In conclusion, family violence is an issue that has been ongoing for many years. However, the resources and policies for people who experience the traumatic experience have been proven to be beneficial. It is important that awareness is raised along with helping the victims. Using the human rights perspective for examining family policies allows us to understand how they address issues and risks, promote resilience among families and broaden social justice (Arditti, pg.293, 2015).
References
Arditti, J. A. (2015). Family problems stress, risk, and resilience. Malden, Mass: Wiley Blackwell.
Federal domestic violence laws. (2020). Web.
Gosselin, D. K. (2019). Family and intimate partner violence: Heavy hands. Boston: Pearson.