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Domestic Violence
Unit 6
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Domestic violence is defined as a pattern of abusive behavior in any relationship that is
used by one partner to gain or maintain power and control over another intimate partner
(ovw.usdoj). When a person uses coercive and violent controlling behavior for the purpose of
taking a way a person’s independence, to make them feel helpless with a loss of safety is a
pattern of domestic violence. The abuser has to have a need to control especially their victims
they hide their violent behavior by denying the act, blaming others and use substance abuse as an
excuse.
Some characteristics of an abuser includes extreme jealously this is when a husband or
boyfriend think of other men as a threat to their relationship. Controlling is another trait of when
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the abuser wants to know where his victim is at all times an example a husband refuses to let his
wife go out to find a job believing that his wife would find someone else and leave the marriage.
A person who uses manipulative behavior is considered to be smart and intelligent since he/she
knows how to use past pain, vulnerability and a person’s weakness to manipulate the victim.
Other traits is being demanding and being possessive an example if your partner does not
like your mother he/she will take every attempt to rip them down to the victim, as the abuser
does this they are also trying to isolate the person. Isolation is when the abuser tries to cut his
victim off from family and friends. Animal cruelty is another characteristic besides being cruel
to children. Those who have abusive behavior towards their partners may have been victims
themselves as children or had witnessed the abuse.
When studying the relationship of domestic violence and substance abuse it can become
complicated. People who use substance abuse of alcohol or drugs can use the substance as an
excuse for their violent behavior. According to the U.S. Department of Justice 61% of domestic
violence offenders also have substance abuse problems (ncadv.org). Over 75%of domestic
violence victims have reported either drugs or alcohol or both were used at the time of the attack
(about-alchol-abuse.com). It has been said that substance abuse can increase violent behavior
towards their partner along with the severity of the injuries they can cause. Some researchers
state that substance abuse may increase the aggressive response of individuals with low levels of
the neurotransmitter serotonin (lumn.edu). They also believe that each is their own independent
problem and should be treated differently from each other. Many people believe that substance
abuse is the cause of domestic violence in reality it can contribute to it but it is not the main
reason for domestic violence. Some studies have proven that not all people who use drugs and
alcohol become violent.
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According to the United States Department of Health and Human Services (U.S.DHHS)
battering is a separate problem and not all bad behavior are a result of alcohol and people who
drink can decide how and when they choose to abuse their wives basically saying those who
drink can be in control of their behavior (hhs.gov). Alcohol can be linked to domestic violence
in a few ways first being a chronic alcohol user can create stress within the family and second it
can create an out of control behavior some researchers have proven a like between alcohol and
domestic violence that 25 to 50% of all cases of family violence have included alcohol.
Substance abuse uses inflict more serious injuries and most often the person becomes
more violent than usual. Many of the people are more violent outside of the home; the abusers
who use substance abuse also increase the tendency to have forced sex with their partners.
Substance abuse also increases the abuse during intoxication than sobriety. Research on how
substance abuse can be linked to domestic violence showed an increase of alcohol abuse among
men who abuse their partners (1.umn.edu). A good majority of cases of domestic violence only
has looked at the abuser with the substance abuse problem. There are many abusers who force
their victims to use drugs or alcohol as a way of coercion and control. Some victims believe if
they also use it could be a way to manage the violence. The abuser could also use this tactic to
keep the victim from leaving this way the victim would depend on the abuser to supply the
substances. The victim may also use alcohol and drugs as a way to cope with the abuse. There
also has been evidence that if a child grows up in a violent behavior that they are at a higher risk
for victimization and would probably end up using alcohol and drugs, they also could have
psychological problems.
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Since there is no direct link to domestic violence studies have shown that there are other
factors that also contribute to domestic violence (1) how a person is raised if they are raised in a
violent home where a parent is a user of substances (2) their education and income (3) they
believe it is ok and acceptable to abuse women (4) the abuser believes alcohol or drugs can only
make a person violent (5) just wanting the power and control (Pernanen, 1991).
Since many researchers have studied substance abuse and domestic violence it has
suggested that substance abuse is not a main factor that is the cause of domestic violence, that
there are many more factors that increase the violence. There are also many characteristics of a
person who is an abuser when people become aware of the different traits we can only hope that
a person is being abused will start to know these traits and get out of an abusive situation.
References
Domestic Violence-The United States Department of Justice Retrieved from www.ovw.usdoj.gov/domviolence.htm
Pernanen, K., (1991) Alcohol in human violence Retrieved from www.vawnet.org
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Retrieved from www.hhs.gov
U.S. Department of Justice Retrieved from www.ncadv.org/files/substanceabuse/pdf
www.about-alchol-abuse.com
www.lumnedu/humanrts/svaw/domestic/link/alcohol.htm
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