CRIM 103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Sibling Abuse, Neonaticide, Elder Abuse
27 Nov 2020
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Historically: spousal (wife) abuse was accepted by many (quasi-legitimate) Laws have changed but attitudes have not caught up: woman/children subservient roles in family change-women"s liberation: Rst wave- 19th/20th centry- voting privileges: second wave- 1960s- birth control, right to work third wave- 1990s- colour, ethnicity, racial, cultural, religious freedom/equality. 19% of aggravated assault and 68% of simple assault. 1962 rst of cial report of child abuse: see a lot of times where mom will kill kids to save from abuse of parent honour killings are becoming present. Canada 2009 these stats aren"t necessarily accurate: women report more sever forms of: 2% of males and females experience physical and/or sexual assault violence repeated victimization homicide stalking/harassment: men report more sever forms of injury, highest rates of violence reported by gay/lesbian/bisexual. 51% of women of the age of 16. ?% of men over the age of 16.
