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... matter how hard we try to protect abused women by passing laws, it is still the single most common cause of injury to women. Physical abuse occurs more often than muggings, motor vehicle accidents, and work place injuries combined (Burby, 17). It occurs once every nine seconds and in two-thirds of marriages (Disturbing Facts 1). Many women are in abusive situations ... ...
... included 4 or more members of the family, and that is about eight a year. According to an article that was found on Penfield Library's Infotrac entitled, US: More Domestic Violence than Muggings & Robberies Combined, "An act of domestic violence has been witnessed by 34 percent of Americans." The following are four incidences of mass killings that happened this summer. A man, 23 years ... ...
... is battered and every six hours a woman is battered to death. More women seek medical attention for harm inflicted by a spouse than for injuries caused by auto accidents, rapes, and muggings combined (cyber.law.Harvard.edu). Research indicates that half the women in this country will experience some sort of violence from a husband or a boyfriend, in one form or another every ... ...
... of violent crimes are committed by offenders under the influence of alcohol."" Alcohol also plays a contributory factor in other offences involving violence. In 2000 the BCS revealed that 17% of muggings were committed by offenders under the influence of alcohol. The survey also revealed that alcohol was a significant factor in a third of all arrests made by the police. A hidden crime that ... ...
... Anderson looked at circumstances of the inner-city poor, and both think the causes of violence are to be found in the connections among poverty, racial discrimination, and city neighborhoods. "Muggings, burglaries, car-jacking, and drug-related shootings, all of which may leave their victims or innocent bystanders dead, are now common enough to concern all urban and many suburban residents ... ...
... is the number one cause of injury to women. Drugs, alcohol, stress, or battered women provoking her partner do not cause domestic violence. "Domestic violence happens more than automobile accidents, muggings, and rape combined" (Slovut). The problem of domestic abuse exists in our society because of the constant abuse that takes place in the household. In our country, over 4000 women ... ...
... allow this to happen? Domestic violence is the leading cause of injury to women between the ages of fifteen and forty-four in the United States, more than car accidents, muggings, and rapes combined. There are several myths about domestic violence. People tend to think because of their class or status that they cannot be victims of domestic violence. That is ... ...
