Context Of Domestic Violence Research Articles

Between International Policy and Local Practice: Nepali Service Providers' Constructions of Domestic Violence in Context.

The conceptualization of social problems is an important site for examining the extent to which the knowledge and priorities of local practitioners are reflected in international policy. This study employed critical discourse analysis to examine the constructions of domestic violence (DV) used by service providers in Pokhara, Nepal, as compared with two major international women's human rights policy documents. Both constructed DV as a human rights issue that should be contextualized within patriarchal and intersecting oppressions. Service providers additionally emphasized the denial of rights and entitlements of family life as DV. This finding underscores the long-term risks that survivors navigate and suggests that international human rights policymakers should broaden conceptualizations of DV.

Breaking the silence: exploring the sociocultural context of domestic violence for Chinese migrant women in Australia

Research examining the specificity of domestic violence (DV) for culturally and linguistically diverse women has grown considerably in Australia over the past several years, however, few studies have focused on the experiences of East Asian migrant victim-survivors of DV. This article reports on findings from an in-depth qualitative study and explores the perceptions of and responses to DV for Chinese migrant women from mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. The article shows that sociocultural and patriarchal values had an enduring impact on women’s experiences of and decision-making for DV. It also shows how cultural norms and practices connected to face (面子), family harmony (家庭和睦), family hierarchy (等級家庭制) and filial piety (孝) can be exploited by perpetrators and used against victim-survivors in the enactment of DV and coercive control. Findings highlight the importance of attending to the cultural specificity of DV for migrant women with a shared ethnicity with policy and practice implications for the provision of support from both mainstream and multicultural services.

Adult Maltese Women's Understanding of How Childhood Domestic Violence Has Impacted Their Relationships with Their Parents and Siblings: A Grounded Theory Study.

Most of the literature that has looked at children's relationships with their parents in the domestic violence context has focused solely on the children's relationship with one parent or is studied from the perspective of one parent, usually the mother. Sibling relationships in the same context are also under-studied. This paper explores in more detail the complexity of children's relationships with their mothers, fathers, and siblings over time from the perspective of adult women and survivors of childhood domestic violence. Methods: A grounded theory methodology was used to analyse the interviews with 15 women aged twenty to forty-three years of age living in Malta. Results: the analysis showed that the domestic violence context remains significant in these important relationships for these women. The relationship with the father remains strongly influenced by the dynamics of fear, love, and retaliation, with cycles of cut-off and connection from the adult daughter's end. The relationship with the mother is complicated-feelings of love that are seen as having been limited and complicated by betrayal if there was abuse from the mother. Similarly, for the siblings, the roles of the early family of origin remain persistent and significant. However, in some of these relationships, there has been transformation, reconciliation, and forgiveness. The article offers implications for therapeutic practice for dealing with the complexity of these relationships and ideas for future research.

Intimacy-Geopolitics, Remote Warfare and Domestic Violence: Disrupting Hierarchies of Violence

ABSTRACT Using intimacy-geopolitics as its framework, this paper examines multi-sited violences enabled by digital technologies as interwoven forms of remote warfare. As political geographers have highlighted the ‘trickling down’ of digital weapons technologies from military to police practice, this analysis has tended to stop at the scale of the state. We extend this work by examining technology-enabled coercive control (TECC) within the context of domestic violence through the lens of remote warfare. TECC includes the way abusers use digital technologies to surveil, track, monitor, harass and terrorise their intimate partners. In examining TECC through the lens of remote warfare, this paper contributes to geographic literature by illustrating the common tools and tactics that the military, police and domestic violence abusers use to engage in political violence across sites and scales. We also emphasise the way survivors feel and experience TECC in order to illustrate the intimate emotional dynamics of political violence enabled by digital technologies. We argue that centring intimacy in this way helps to expose how control and domination work within remote warfare – at all scales.

Economic Abuse in the Domestic Violence Context: Towards a Comprehensive Solution at the Federal and State Level

Economic abuse is an extremely common, yet often overlooked aspect of domestic violence. Economic abuse can affect every aspect of a survivor’s life, often limiting their ability to obtain an education and maintain employment.1 Although the federal government has passed several laws addressing domestic violence, these laws have only recently begun to address economic abuse and are mainly meant to provide civil support for survivors. Similarly, many states do not yet have criminal laws addressing the problem of economic abuse in the domestic violence context. Even with increased recognition at the federal level, there is still much that must be done to ensure that survivors of economic abuse receive the support they need and are able to hold their abusers accountable. Given that current legislation (at least on the federal level) provides civil support to survivors of both physical and economic forms of domestic violence, this Note focuses on criminal solutions and recommends that federal and state actors implement laws criminalizing economic abuse in the domestic violence context.

Unveiling family relationships based on the context of domestic violence: a Grounded Theory

RESUMO Objetivo: Compreender os significados atribuídos às relações familiares, por mulheres que vivenciaram violência doméstica. Método: Estudo explicativo que utilizou como referenciais o Interacionismo Simbólico e a Teoria Fundamentada nos Dados. Os dados foram coletados no período de março a novembro de 2021, por meio de entrevistas on-line com 23 mulheres localizadas na rede social Facebook®. Resultados: A análise dos dados permitiu a construção de um modelo teórico, constituído por três processos: “A gente aprendeu que era normal ser maltratada”: experienciando um contexto de violência na família de origem; “Eu só queria uma família”: vivenciando violência pelo companheiro e Ressignificando as relações familiares no contexto de violência. Conclusão: Os significados atribuídos às relações familiares são elaborados e modificados conforme a interpretação, trajetória no enfrentamento e interações das mulheres com outros indivíduos e objetos no tecido social, ao longo do tempo. Ao vivenciar a violência doméstica as mulheres ressignificam seus sentimentos e passam a atribuir novos valores, emoções e empatia às relações familiares, ampliando a compreensão de suas fragilidades e potencialidades.

Unveiling family relationships based on the context of domestic violence: a Grounded Theory.

To understand the meanings attributed to family relationships by women who have experienced domestic violence. Explanatory study using Symbolic Interactionism and Grounded Theory as references. Data were collected from March to November 2021, through online interviews with 23 women found on the social media application Facebook®. Data analysis allowed the construction of a theoretical model consisting of three processes: "We learned that it was normal to be mistreated": experiencing a context of violence in the family of origin; "I just wanted a family": experiencing partner violence and redefining family relationships in the context of violence. The meanings attributed to family relationships are elaborated and modified according to the interpretation, trajectory of confrontation, and interactions of women with other individuals and objects in the social web, over time. When experiencing domestic violence, women give new meaning to their feelings and begin to attribute new values, emotions, and empathy to family relationships, expanding their understanding of their weaknesses and potential.

Abusive head injuries in infants: from founders to denialism and beyond.

Abusive head injuries is a major cause of severe morbidity and the main cause of mortality by head trauma ininfants. Based on published data and their own clinical and medicolegal practice, the authors review briefly the historicalroots and emergence of the concept of abusive head injuries (AHI), until the present scientific understanding ofshaken baby syndrome (SBS) and Silverman syndrome. They then discuss the present epidemic of denialism andhow this challenge to science should be seen as a stimulus to increase research and improve the accuracy ofdiagnosis and medical practice. The denial of SBS is especially damaging because it undermines the possibilities of prevention and reparation forvictims. The authors expand on AHI being part of a wider context of domestic violence and the prevention of childabuse being part of a broad and long-term endeavor to defend civilization values. Prevention of AHI is a major challenge for the future. In the fields of science and prevention of child abuse, theinput of pediatric neurosurgeons should not be underestimated.

The Different Contexts of Domestic Violence Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Portuguese Overview

ABSTRACT The COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent restrictions impacted the world in numerous ways. These restrictions resulted in victims of domestic violence spending more time with their abuser, contributing to a rise in requests for help. The contexts for domestic violence include intimate partner violence (IPV), abuse of children/adolescent and victimization of the elderly within the family. This article compares the prevalence of domestic violence contexts between a pandemic and a non-pandemic year. Based on the assessment of data, taken from a Service Management Platform (PLAGA) and provided by the Portuguese Association for Victim Support (APAV), 12,576 requests from 2019 to 2020 were analyzed. Findings revealed that a 13.3% increase in requests for help, mainly from child/adolescent victims, was registered in 2020 compared with 2019, with a 100.7% increase solely during the lockdown period. Physical and psychological violence, often reported by victims of IPV, children/adolescents and elders, also increased during this period. Requests for help through distance support increased substantially in the pandemic year. The importance of support for victims during the pandemic and the need for new support strategies have been highlighted if victims, bystanders and professionals are to be assisted.

Os fatores que contribuem para os casos de reincidência da violência doméstica no Centro de Atendimento à Mulher (CAM) do município de Vilhena/RO

A violência doméstica é uma questão histórica, social e cultural, que ainda hoje faz parte da realidade de muitas mulheres em lares brasileiros. Nesse sentido, o objetivo do presente estudo é conhecer o contexto histórico e atual da violência doméstica através de pesquisa bibliográfica, bem como verificar os fatores que contribuem para os casos de reincidência da violência doméstica, especificamente, no Centro de Atendimento à Mulher – CAM do município de Vilhena/RO. Assim sendo, para se chegar ao objetivo proposto este estudo perpassa por temáticas como: conceituação da violência, formas de violência, políticas públicas de enfrentamento a violência doméstica incluindo a lei Maria da penha. Destarte, também é objetivo do trabalho tratar a violência doméstica e familiar sob diferentes ângulos, pois, embora, tenham ocorrido avanços no trato desta questão é preciso divulgar e levar ao conhecimento da sociedade os direitos de proteção garantidos pela lei às mulheres vitimadas.

Solving moral conflicts. Case restorative justice in domestic violence cases

ABSTRACT Although restorative conflict resolution is gaining a steady foothold in many contexts, the context of domestic violence is strongly debated. The debate has been continuing and it still does. The argument in this paper sustains that the debate represents a typical conflict. When appreciating one, it is important to discern the core of it. The paper goes then on to arguing that the debate represents a typical moral conflict, rather than a judicial or a political one. The paper aims at establishing a framework for solving of moral conflicts, in the light of the debate between the advocates and the critics of restorative justice in domestic violence cases. As such the paper seeks to make a contribution to not only the debate relating to restorative justice in domestic violence cases but to restorative conflict resolution in general and to conflicts typical in societies today.

Violência doméstica em “Sinhazinha” (1929) de Afrânio Peixoto

O propósito deste artigo é apresentar o panorama da vida conjugal no Brasil durante o século XIX, a partir do contexto da violência doméstica descrita na literatura regionalista do escritor baiano Afrânio Peixoto. Para tanto, serão analisados no romance Sinhazinha (1929) duas das micronarrativas que circundam a trama principal do livro ­— as histórias de Pia e da “Cabocla do Catulé” — cujo tema preocupa-se em descrever as relações de amor e ódio que estão presentes nos envolvimentos fatais dos personagens. A perspectiva do estudo relaciona-se ao debate sobre o poder do patriarcado, da supremacia masculina e da submissão feminina segundo as reflexões de Gilberto Freyre (2004), Mary del Priore (2009, 2013, 2016) e Raquel Soihet (2017), entre outros.

The Long Shadow of Family Separation: a Structural and Historical Introduction to Mandated Reporting in the Domestic Violence Context

When intimate partner violence survivors seek help from public institutions, including domestic violence programs, they necessarily submit to the scrutiny of staff who are required to report suspicions of child abuse or neglect to the state child protective system. This prospect would frighten anyone but has particular weight for survivor-parents who – during a period of enormous stress, chaos, and trauma - are often held responsible for the conditions of abuse they are trying to end or escape. So, what happens when they enter such systems? How do survivors think about and manage the experience of being evaluated, and more acutely, the looming possibility of a mandated report? And how do advocates, trained to restore power to survivors navigate their roles as mandated reporters? Each of the articles in this special section describes a piece of this puzzle. But the profound implications of their findings cannot be understood clearly without an understanding of the historical and structural contexts of oppression in which they play out – contexts that many survivors know only too well. This article aims to review briefly the broader social, historical, and structural contexts of mandated reporting and the linked phenomena of parenting surveillance and the forced separation of families of color. Centering these broader legacies of violence and other harms expands our capacity to ask the right research questions and support survivors more effectively as they seek help from systems they need for safety and healing, but that they also rightly fear.

Looking Back on Childhood: Women’s Experience of Triangulation in the Context of Domestic Violence

This article focuses on women’s recollections of being triangulated in their parents’ relationship within the context of domestic violence. Fifteen women were interviewed as part of a larger grounded theory study that looked into the women’s understanding of their childhood experiences of domestic violence and their impact on their individual development and their intimate relationships. The women spoke about how difficult it was for them not to take sides in their parents’ conflicts. Some actively chose to put themselves in the middle of the conflict. Some were recruited by their parents into the parental violence. Others witnessed a sibling get triangulated. Getting involved sometimes helped to limit the abusive parent’s violent behaviour. At other times, it made the fighting worse. The participants also spoke about some of the complex feelings that they had to deal with, as part and parcel of being triangulated. As the women grew up, triangulation in their family of origin’s dynamics continued to be a persistent and challenging process, especially if the parental conflict was ongoing or unresolved. The women’s experiences strongly suggest that this process needs to be paid attention to in clinical practice both when working with families where there is domestic violence and also when working with childhood survivors of domestic violence

Using a Vignette in Qualitative Research to Explore Police Perspectives of a Sensitive Topic: “Honor”-Based Crimes and Forced Marriages

This article examines how a vignette presented to participants during qualitative research interviews was successful in gathering information on the perceptions of 32 police officers and 14 civilians regarding “honor”-based crimes and forced marriages within the context of domestic violence. To my knowledge, this is one of the first methodological papers that presents the process of using a vignette with police on such a sensitive topic. This article offers a reflexive account of some of the methodological considerations I made when constructing the vignette that likely impacted its success. I describe the vignette, discuss how participants reacted to it, and present the themes that emerged to show how it was understood. I then emphasize how first responders engaged in the interview process with the vignette material and how this allowed for a rich, in-depth discussion on an understudied topic. Finally, I discuss the strengths and limitations of this method and make recommendations for future research.

Children's experiences and needs in situations of domestic violence: A secondary analysis of qualitative data from adult friends and family members of female survivors.

Estimates suggest that 15% of children in the United Kingdom have been exposed to at least one form of domestic violence (DV) during their childhood, with more than 3% having witnessed an incident during the past year. This exposure increases the risk of children suffering both short-term and long-term impacts, including effects on their behaviour, social development, physical and mental health, educational attainment and quality of life. In addition, children living in environments where there is DV are at higher risk of maltreatment. Adult relatives and friends of the family often observe the experiences of children in situations of DV, and have the potential to shed light in a way that children and survivors may struggle to articulate, or be reluctant to acknowledge or disclose. Such accounts are largely absent from existing research, and yet bring a perspective which can broaden our understanding of the impact that DV has on children. This paper reports a secondary analysis of qualitative data collected during 21 in-depth interviews with people across the United Kingdom who were a friend or family member of a woman experiencing DV. An inductive thematic analysis was undertaken and the themes generated were as follows: 'the context of DV: a chaotic and unpredictable home life'; 'the roles children assume within households where there is DV including: witness of, victim of and conduit of violence and abuse',; 'the impacts of DV on children'; and 'children's coping and resilience'. The implications of these findings are discussed using a basic needs model lens.

Misperceptions and stereotypes in nursing care for sexually transmitted infections and domestic violence: a qualitative exploratory study

Background: Sexually transmitted infections (STI) and domestic violence (DV) are common healthcare issues experienced worldwide with DV increasing the risk of acquiring STI/s. Although nurses are well-placed to provide care for both issues, little is known about how and whether nurses perceive STI risk within the context of DV and whether this informs nursing care.Aim: To explore nurses’ perceptions of STI acquisition within the context of DV and whether this informs nursing care.Design: Qualitative exploratory descriptive design.Methods: Eight participant narratives were collected from Australian Registered Nurses (RNs), with 1–17 years of clinical practice in varied settings. Participants were required to be registered with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and converse in English. Semi-structured interviews were undertaken via face-to-face, telephone and computer-mediated communication (CMC). Thematic analysis was guided by Braun and Clarke (2006).Results: Three themes emerged from the data: ‘Perceptions: They don’t talk about it, ‘Stereotypes: Just that stigma and ‘Provision of Care for STIs/DV: Physical and emotional. Participants held various perceptions associated with STIs and DV including the covert nature of both issues, the care of STIs within the context of DV, and how the nature of nursing care differed between STIs and DV.Conclusions: Nurses need to recognise the impact that nurse perceptions and stereotyping have on disclosures and provision of care for STIs, particularly in the context of DV. Consideration is also needed in relation to sexual and reproductive autonomy, the impact on disclosure and provision of care.

A randomized controlled trial of restorative justice-informed treatment for domestic violence crimes.

Recent innovation in domestic violence (DV) treatment suggests that when a batterer intervention programme (BIP) is combined with clinical elements, including motivational or readiness to change strategies, subsequent incidents of violence can be reduced. Prompted by previous research on restorative justice in reducing recidivism in crimes other than DV, a randomized controlled trial in Utah, USA, compared a typical BIP with one that included restorative justice-informed treatment, called circles of peace (CP). The findings reveal that the 'hybrid' BIP-plus-CP resulted in statistically significant reductions in both new arrests (53%) and crime severity scores (52%) for all offences, including DV, over a 24-month period. We conclude that a hybrid BIP-plus-CP programme should be considered as a viable treatment option for DV offenders. Implications for DV victims are discussed, as are the study's limitations, including the fact that some elements typical of restorative justice programmes could not be attained in this DV context.

REFLEXÕES SOBRE O DANO MORAL EM CASOS DE VIOLÊNCIA DOMÉSTICA COMETIDA CONTRA A MULHER A PARTIR DO RECURSO ESPECIAL REPETITIVO N. 1.675.874/MS

O presente artigo aborda a contribuição do julgamento do Superior Tribunal de Justiça no Recurso Especial Repetitivo (REsp) n. 1675874/MS ao instituto do dano moral no contexto específico da violência doméstica, bem como a interface da Lei Maria da Penha (Lei 11.340/06) com a categoria do dano na responsabilidade civil, explicando o modo pelo qual ojuiz criminal pode fixar um valor indenizatório a título de indenização por dano moral em casos de violência doméstica. Além disso, apresenta uma síntese das razões de decidir relativas ao Recurso Especial Repetitivo n. 1675874/MS. Por fim, diante do conteúdo da referida decisão, a pesquisa apresenta reflexão sobre o impacto desta no tocante: a) aos bens jurídicos em jogo nos casos de violência doméstica, aptos a promover a correta identificação do dano moral indenizável; b) aos critérios de quantificação do valor da indenização por dano moral; c) às funções da responsabilidade civil; e d) à (des) necessidade de dano-prejuízo para estabelecer o dever de indenizar.

Voicing the Victims of Narcissistic Partners: A Qualitative Analysis of Responses to Narcissistic Injury and Self-Esteem Regulation

Addressing an underresearched aspect of narcissism, this study investigated subclinical “grandiose” and “vulnerable” narcissism within the context of domestic violence. Common triggers evoking narcissistic rage and differences in narcissistic injury response were explored. Qualitative semi-structured interviews with seven participants who reported being in a relationship with a narcissistic partner were thematically analyzed. Three overarching themes emerged: (a) overt and covert expressions of abuse, (b) challenge to self-perceived authority, and (c) fear of abandonment. Findings suggest both grandiose and vulnerable narcissists’ reactions to narcissistic injury are most likely covertly and overtly aggressive and violent; however, the underlying motives for the behavior differed. For grandiose narcissists, violence was commonly triggered by threats to self-esteem, whereas vulnerable narcissists commonly experienced significant injury and rage from fear of abandonment. It is argued that attempts to regulate and restore self-esteem for the two subtypes of narcissistic presentation will differ, thus providing further support for theoretical distinctions between grandiose and vulnerable narcissists in intimate relationships. It is concluded that popular images of the narcissist are overly simplistic as the personality trait is more complex than the grandiose type typically presented. This study contributes new understanding to the nature of narcissism in domestic violence. Limitations and suggestions for future research are discussed.