There’s a book calledWhy Does He Do Thatby Lundy Bancroft that may interest you, and a more recent book calledSee What You Made Me Do: Power, Control, And Domestic Abuseby Jess Hill, which really digs into the “hows” of coercive control and the depressing similarities between interpers...
Gold, S. (2003) `Why are Victims of Domestic Violence Still Dying at the Hands of Their Abusers? Filling the Gap in State Domestic Violence Gun Laws' Kentucky Law Journal 91: 935-51.Gold, Sharon L. "Why Are Victims of Domestic Violence Still Dying at the Hands of Their Abusers - ...
Self Tests 3 min Anger Management Test Do anger issues get the best of you? Domestic Violence 5 Min Read The Mind Control Tactics of Domestic Abusers Abusers make their victims doubt what they know and establish the terms of reality to make their behavior seem acceptable or normal...
it isn’t unusual for women who are victims of domestic violence to remain in the home with their abuser. The term used to explain this is “separation violence,” which is a difficult concept for society to understand. “Why doesn’t she just leave?” people ask. The post-separation...
Even though there are so many domestic violence cases in the world today, there are still many people in the United States today that are unaware of how serous this crime has become. The explanation for this may be that there are many households that have not ever experienced any type of ...
In most domestic abuse cases, there can also be financial abuse. The abuser may withhold money and control the household finances. Some abusers may want their partners to account for every penny spent. Facing financial insecurity is often one of the primary reasons that people in abusive ...
(a correlation) but rather a causal relationship. He cites research byAnita Baldry, which found that children who merely witnessed animal abuse were more likely to become animal abusers, even if the children themselves had not been abused. Furthermore, seeing peers abuse animals ...
The current law doesn't define abusive dating partners or alleged stalkers as domestic abusers, and instead focuses on spouses and live-in partners, which Watts called a loophole. Every 16 hours a woman in America is shot dead by a current or former partner,according to the Brady Campaign to...
Overall, there was a general sense of frustration that whilst having information about power and control tactics used by abusers may be interesting, what about workable strategies to leave? Thus, our analyses suggest that women do draw on and position themselves within the four dominant discourses ...
Me too… I have for all those years of my life just been silent, hiding my abuse, from the domestic one where I’ve had my head smashed against the wall, hit on the ground and beaten like an animal, to the sexual harassment in form of harsh remarks made about my looks or whatnot...