CRM/LAW C118 Lecture 1: c118wk1lec1
10 Jan 2019
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Sources of information about intimate violence & derived estimates of prevalence. Explanations of intimate violence: answering the why question. Identifying variety of abusers: risk assessments & typologies. Basic theme: perpetrators of violence are not a homogenous group; their pathways to violence vary, the types of violence they perpetrate vary, & interventions to prevent or reduce violence vary. Leslie morgan steiner: intimate partner violence survivor & now professional writer. Women ages 16 24 most likely to be in abusive relationship. First stage: to seduce & charm the victim. Third stage: introduce threat of violence & see reaction. 15 million children are abused every year. Stayed because did not know that she was being abused. Important to talk about it & recognize it in order to consciously intervene. Domestic violence can happen to anyone -> pervasive problem. Common characteristic of abuser is that they themselves were abused. Domestic terrorism -> perpetrators are calculating & deliberate.
