The Family Protection and Domestic Violence Intervention Act of 1994 required the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) and the New York State Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence (OPDV) to develop and distribute a standardized "domestic incident report"(DIR) form to be utilized by police departments throughout the State. ... A strong support system and a "plan of protection" are the most recommendable ways to leave an abusive relationship. ...

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It is here that the audience is informed that Karl was placed in the mental institution for killing his mother and his mother's lover out of what he thought was protection for his mother. ... Protection and love is the main reason Karl kills Doyle. The audience never questions if Karl was justified in this act. ... All the relationships can be summarized as stemming from love (or lack there of) and protection as well as understanding. First, love and protection. ...

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The main controversies are exactly how much violence is too much, and is killing someone an act of revenge or self-defense. ... There should also be better protection for the victims of domestic violence to help this problem stop. ...

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Police intervention rarely provides a woman any real, immediate protection. ... The United Stated passed the "VAWA" Violence Against Women Act (Cyber.law.harcard.edu). And Amendment XIV states No state Shall deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law, nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. ... Marva Wallace's husband beat her often throughout their one year marriage and made her perform a sex act on him while their two year old daughter watched afterewards Marva Wallace went to the bedroom, got a shot gun and s...

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The reason why our legal system has so much protection for the accused and the imprisoned is because they are powerless. ... When you are tortured you are in the act of injustice. ... Torture is ineffective and each act of it will make it easier to be accepted in the future. ...

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Some child development experts go a bit further, and define child abuse as any act or omission, which fails to nurture or in the upbringing of the children (Khatri 2002). ... Emotional abuse, also referred to as verbal, mental, or psychological abuse, includes acts or the failures to act by parents or caretakers that have caused or could cause, serious behavioral, cognitive, emotional, or mental disorders. ... Physical neglect can include not providing adequate food or clothing, appropriate medical care, supervision, or proper weather protection (heat or coats). ...

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Emotional Abuse (also known as: Verbal abuse, mental abuse, and psychological maltreatment), includes acts or the failures to act by parents or caretakers that have caused or could cause, serious behavioral, cognitive, emotional or mental disorders. ... Physical neglect can include not providing adequate food or clothing appropriates medical care, supervision, or proper weather protection (heating or coats), to the child. ...

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Children who are abused, neglected or dependent clearly belong in the child protection system. ... In some jurisdiction status offenders are helped by the child protection system; in others, by the juvenile justice system; and still in others, by social service agencies or in a combination of these three systems. ... Runaway youths have reported a vast array of family problems leading to the act of running away. ...

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Don grabbed her by the hair and jerked her out of bed. By this time his verbal accusations had moved from her behavior at the party to the incompetence as a wife and mother. Although Molly knew this was going to get bad, she had neither the energy nor the ability to resist physically or get away. Wh...

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Domestic violence against women is widespread phenomenon that has affected the lives and health of women's mental and physical health. Domestic violence can be sexual violence between couples such as rape or incest. One out of every three female homicide victims is killed by their husbands or boyf...

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• Grade Level: High School