Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you should be able to discuss the following concepts:
The various difficulties in defining family violence.
The problems inherent in attempting to measure the extent of family violence.
The National Family Violence Surveys and other methods of measuring family violence.
The various theories of family violence.
The cycle of violence and the Cycle of Violence Theory.
How violence in the home can cause later aggression..
The magnitude of physical child abuse.
The abusers and the victims of physical child abuse The indicators of physical child abuse.
The dating of bruises by their color and shape.
The different types of immersion burns and how they are caused.
The various types of pattern burns.
The medical terms for the various bones within the body.
The types of fractures and why they indicate physical child abuse.
The head and internal injuries children receive and how they are caused.
The definition of child sexual abuse and the various types of activities that are included within the definition.
The characteristics of both the abuser and the abused.
Behavioral, physical, and medical indicators of child sexual abuse.
The taboo of incest.
The distinction between child neglect and physical child abuse.
The various physical and emotional indicators of child neglect.
Failure to thrive as a form of neglect.
The difference between physical neglect and emotional neglect.
The various types of acts or omissions that constitute emotional neglect.
Other types of neglect that threaten the welfare of children.
The nature and extent of sibling abuse.
Why children abuse their siblings.
Society’s response to the abuse of a sibling by a parent.
The rationale for removing a child from the home when a sibling has been abused.
The arguments in favor.
The development of satanic beliefs
The various symbols used by satanic cults.
Satanic worship and ritualistic abuse.
The various types of ritualistic abuse.
Victims who have been physically or sexually abused and survivors of ritualistic abuse.
The consequences of ritualistic abuse
The objectives of child abuse reporting laws.
The issues of confidentiality and when there are exceptions to this privilege.
The techniques for proper interviewing of children.
The basic evidentiary rules and procedures involved in a court hearing.
The differences between a civil and a criminal hearing.
The rights of children and parents in the legal process.
The nature and extent of spousal abuse.
The different theories of spousal abuse.
The different types of spousal abuse.
Why battered spouses stay with their abusers.
Self-defense as it applies to spousal homicide.
Why it is necessary to use an expert witness in spousal homicide cases.
The risk factors associated with individuals who commit spousal assault Saunders's typology of aggressors.
The social forces that affected traditional police response to spousal assault.
The theories that were tested in the Minneapolis experiment and other replications involving arrest of offenders.
The advantages and disadvantages of the existing and proposed alternatives to arresting the perpetrator of spousal abuse.
The advantages and disadvantages of temporary restraining orders.
The process of prosecuting spousal assault cases.
The nature and extent of elder abuse in the United States.
Some of the definitional issues that affect the validity of examining the problem of elder abuse.
The distinction among the different types of elder abuse.
The different causation theories of elder abuse.
The various intervention strategies for elder abuse.
The definition of gay and lesbian abuse.
The nature and extent of gay and lesbian abuse.
The reasons for lack of study and reporting of gay and lesbian abuse by same-sex victims.
How the courts and legal system have responded to gay and lesbian abuse.
What professionals should do when confronted with a situation that involves gay or lesbian abuse.
The HIV/AIDS disease.
How HIV / AIDS affects victims of crimes.
The differences among the various victim populations HIV/AIDS.
The victimization of persons with disabilities.
The cultural issues of family violence.
The issues facing rural family violence victims.
Why women continue to be sexually abused.
Why rape is not a sexual crime.
The distinction among stranger, marital, and acquaintance rape.
Why sexual harassment is a form of sexual violence.
What actions may constitute sexual harassment.
The various definitions and elements in the crime of stalking.
The different types of stalkers and their motivations.
The various types of stalking laws in comparison with a proposed model stalking law.
The constitutional issues that are raised when dealing with stalking laws.
The various civil and criminal sanctions available to victims of stalking.
The different types of preventive measures a victim of stalking should take.
Other antistalking measures that may prevent future stalking.
The types of physical injuries suffered by family violence victims.
From a medical perspective, the extent and nature of the various physical injuries inflicted on victims of crime.
The three stages of crisis.
The effects on victims suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder.
The symptoms of acute stress disorder.
The difference between posttraumatic stress disorder and long-term crisis reaction.
The other types of mental consequences suffered by family violence victims.
The financial consequences of family violence.
The forces that shaped the victim’s movement in the United States.
Why both criminal and civil remedies are important to victims.
The historical development of victim impact statements.
How a victim of family violence can receive financial assistance from the state and the abuser.
Definition
Controversies in Family Violence
Nature and Scope of the Problem
The National Family Violence Survey
Other Sources of Data on Family Violence
Factors That Contribute to Family Violence
The Psychiatric Model of Family Violence
The Social Psychological Model of Family Violence
The Sociocultural Model of Family Violence
Common Features of Family Violence
The Cycle of Violence Theory
Definitions of the Cycle of Violence
The Cycle of Violence and Family Violence
The Cycle of Violence and Aggression
Definition
Extent of the Problem
The Abusers and the Abused
Who Are the Abusers?
The Victims
Indications of Physical Child Abuse
Location and Types of injuries
Psychological/ Behavioral Symptoms
Explanation of Injuries
Bruises
Timing of the Injury
Location of the Bruise
Bruise Patterns
Bums
Water or Immersion Burns
Pattern Bums
Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy
Introduction
Symptoms
Fractures
Types of Fractures Spiral Fractures
Head and Internal Injuries
Head Injuries
Internal Injuries
Child Homicide
Summary
Definitions
The Abuser and the Abused
The Abuser
The Abused
Indications of Sexual Abuse
Behavioral Indicators
Physical Indicators
Medical Indicators
Sexual Abuse
Forms of Sexual Abuse
Consequences of Sexual Abuse
Parricide
Summary
Definition
Causes of Neglect
Indications of Child Neglect
Failure to Thrive Syndrome
Definition
Characteristics
Emotional Neglect
Definition
Characteristics
Other Types of Child Neglect
Dirty Homes
Drugs and Alcohol
Medical Neglect
Abandonment
Children Exposed to Violence
Summary
Extent of the Problem
Definition
Siblings as Perpetrators
Types of Abuse
Characteristics of Sibling Abuse
Serial Abuse of Siblings
Overview
Interventions
Summary
Historical Background
Definition
Types of Ritualistic Abuse
Satanic Beliefs and Practices
Satanic Activity
Responding to Ritualistic Abuse
Recognition of Ritualistic Abuse
Consequences of Ritualistic Abuse
Summary
Reporting
Elements of Reporting Laws
Confidentiality
Sex Offender Community Notification (Megan’s Law)
Interviewing
The Interview Process
Evidentiary Issues
Intervention
Investigation
Expert Witnesses and Child Sexual Abuse
The Hearing Process
Summary
Definition
Extent of the Problem
Theories of Spousal Abuse
Social Stress
Power
Dependency
Alcohol
Pregnancy
Marriage
Characteristics of Spousal Abuse
The Abuser
The Abused
Dynamics of Battering
Types of Spousal Abuse
Physical Abuse
Sexual Abuse
Emotional Abuse
Family Violence by Police Officers
Spousal Homicide
Self-Defense
Use of Experts
Summary
Extent of the Problem
Factors Affecting Police Response
Arrest and Other Alternatives
The Minneapolis Experiment
Other Replications
Alternatives to Arrest
Federal Legislation
Restraining Orders
Background and Use of Restraining Orders
Advantages and Disadvantages of Restraining Orders
Effectiveness of Restraining Order
Courts and Spousal Assault
Introduction
Prosecution of Spousal Assault
Family Violence Courts
Summary
Definition
Extent of the Problem
Types of Elder Abuse
Physical Abuse
Psychological Abuse
Material Abuse
Neglect
Theories of Elder Abuse
Cycle of Violence
Psychopathology
Social Exchange Theory
Family Stress Theory
Neutralization Theory
Reporting and Intervention
Reporting Laws
Interested Parties
Guardians and Conservators
Other Intervention Strategies
Summary
History and Attitudes
Definitions
Nature and Scope of the Problem
Extent of the Problem
Types of Abuse
Legal and Judicial Responses
Reporting of Abuse
Legal Aspects of Gay and Lesbian Abuse
Intervention Issues
Summary
Victims with HIV/AlDS
Medical and Psychological Aspects of HIV/AIDS
Service Issues
Specific Victim Populations
Victims with Disabilities
Legal Issues
Types of Victimization
Emerging Issues
Cultural Issues
Introduction
Among Culture
Puerto Rican Culture
Rural Victims
Problems and Issues
Summary
Definition
Extent of the Problem
Sexual Violence and Women
Theories on Sexual Violence
Causes of Rape
Types of Rape
Consequences of Rape
Stranger Rape
Definition
Victim Selection
Legal Aspects
Marital and Acquaintance Rape
The Problem
Marital Rape
Acquaintance Rape
Drugs and Acquaintance Rape
Sexual Harassment
Introduction
Definitions
Summary
Definition
Types of Stalking
Myths and Assessment of Stalking
Stalking Laws
Types of Stalking Laws
Constitutional Issues
Sanctions
Antistalking Measures
Physical Security Measures
Total Systems Approach
Summary
Physical Consequences
Types of Injuries
Medical Aspects
Mental Consequences
Crisis
Acute Stress Disorder
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Long Term Crisis Reaction
Other Mental Disorders
Other Effects
Financial Consequences
Introduction
Tangible Losses
Intangible Losses
Summary
Historical Perspective
Victims and Civil Litigation
Compensation and Restitution
Compensation
Restitution
Victim Impact Statements
Purpose and Procedure
Content
Effect of Victim Impact Statements
Summary
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