Violence can be defined as the “intentional act of physical aggression against another being that is likely to cause physical injury” (Meloy 2006). Historically, violence has always existed between humans, and humans have also perpetrated violence on other species. Even in early texts, such as ...
The law works with a concept of violence which can be defined as follows: an act of violence occurs when injury or suffering is inflicted upon a person/s by an agent knows (or might reasonably have known), that his actions would result in the harm in question. Thus the crime of public...
The congressional hearing was held last week to educate American policy makers about the problem. Domestic violence is defined as any form of behavior used to gain power or control over another person. It can include verbal, emotional, physical or sexual abuse. The National Institute of Justice ...
As the cause of a particular claims-making group becomes acknowledged by society more generally, the social condition comes to be defined as a social problem. Social problems, then, are essentially discovered through this process of societal reactions and social definitions. From this perspective, ...
Should childhood exposure to adult domestic violence be defined as child maltreatment under the law? 来自 ResearchGate 喜欢 0 阅读量: 63 作者: J Edleson 摘要: A growing body of research has revealed that many children are affected by exposure to adult domestic violence. Increased public attention...
In year 2007, Venezuela was the first country in the world to use the term “obstetric violence” and it was considered as a punishable form of violence against women [VAW] (República Bolivariana de Venezuela, 2007). “Obstetric violence” was defined as ”the appropriation of women´s ...
For purposes of using the instrument, violence is defined as "an act of physical battery sufficiently severe to cause injury that would require medical attention, a threat with a weapon in hand, or any act of forcible sexual assault." Risk itself is viewed as the product of dynamic and ...
teachers and school districts are reporting rising violence in schools.School violence is definedas youth-involved violence that occurs on school property; on the way to or from school; or before, during or after a school-sponsored event. It can range from bullying and physical assault to incide...
Domestic violence is defined as, "A pattern of abusive behaviour in any relationship that is used by one partner to gain or maintain power and control over another intimate partner". Domestic violence can be physical, sexual, emotional, economic or psychological. Examples of physical abuse include...
Despite Johnson arguing in his later work that some women perpetrate violence that can be defined as intimate terrorism, he continues to claim that the vast majority of "intimate terrorists" are men: "intimate terror- ism is perpetrated almost exclusively by men". Johnson has therefore focused...