|
Structure
Interesting Questions, Facts and Information
- There are a total of 40 general entries. We are selecting 30 for display.
Special Topics
|
 Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information
 Family Life
f. False. According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, Report to the Nation on Crime and Justice in Oct. 1983, a woman is beaten every 15 seconds.
t. True. According to Uniform Crime Reports, Federal Bureau of Investigation in 1991, DV is indeed the leading cause of injuries to women between the ages of 15-44; more than car accidents, muggings, and rapes combined.
t. This is a TRUE statement, according to the Surgeon General, United States, 1992. Elongated periods of high stress levels and beatings to a pregnant abdomen can cause miscarriages in battered women. High stress levels can affect smoking habits, eating habits, etc., that can affect a fetus and cause low birth weights.
f. False. Battering is the establishment of control and fear in a relationship through violence and other forms of abuse. The batterer uses acts of violence and a series of behaviors, including intimidation, threats, psychological abuse, isolation, etc. to coerce and to control the other person. The violence may not happen often, but it remains as a hidden (and constant) terrorizing factor. (Uniform Crime Reports, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1990)
f. False. According to Surgeon General Antonia Novello, as quoted in Domestic Violence: Battered Women, publication of the Reference Department of the Cambridge Public Library, Cambridge, MA, women of all cultures, races, occupations, income levels, and ages are battered - by husbands, boyfriends, lovers and partners.
f. False. Battered women are often severely injured - 22 to 35 percent of women who visit medical emergency rooms are there for injuries related to ongoing partner abuse. (David Adams, "Identifying the Assaultive Husband in Court: You be the Judge." Boston Bar Journal, 33-4, July/August 1989)
f. False. 25% of pregnant women have a history of partner violence. (Journal of the American Medical Association, 1992)
f. False. According to Barbara Hart of the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence in 1988, women who leave their abusers are at a 75% greater risk of being killed by the batterer than those who stay. This is called Separation Violence and is the most vicious, malevolent violence in the spectrum because the abuser figures out that he has lost his victim and his control over her and becomes enraged and out of control.
f. False. According to Senator Joseph Biden, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Violence Against Women: Victims of the System Report in 1991, 50 % of all homeless women and children nationwide (U.S.) are on the streets because of violence in the home. It is also interesting to note that battered women and their children who are in shelters are also considered to be homeless.
f. False. There are nearly three times as many animal shelters in the United States as there are shelters for battered women and their children. (Senate Judiciary Hearings, Violence Against Women Act, 1990)
f. False. According to FBI statistics, a battered woman leaves her abuser on the average of 7 times (this has been upgraded from 4 times) before leaving him for good. What these statistics don't reflect is whether she leaves her abuser on her feet or in a pine box.
| TRUE OR FALSE? Battered women are rarely, if ever, severely injured - 1%-2% of women who visit medical emergency rooms are there for injuries related to ongoing partner abuse. | True or False: Myths, Stats & Facts About DV
|
f. Battered women are often severely injured - 22 to 35 percent of women who visit medical emergency rooms are there for injuries related to ongoing partner abuse. (David Adams, "Identifying the Assaultive Husband in Court: You be the Judge." Boston Bar Journal, 33-4, July/August 1989)
f. Approximately one-third of the men counseled (for battering) at Emerge are professional men who are well respected in their jobs and their communities. These have included doctors, psychologists, lawyers, ministers, and business executives. (For Shelter and Beyond, Massachusetts Coalition of Battered Women Service Groups, Boston, MA 1990)
t. TRUE. Teenaged abusers will definitely harass their victims by following them around, frequently showing up uninvited, doing prank phone calls, spreading rumors about the victim, and trying to contact the victim after they have broken up.
t. TRUE. He tries to scare his victim by screaming at her, smashing things, driving recklessly, and using threatening looks or gestures. He also threatens to get his victim in trouble with the victim's family, friends and school.
| TRUE OR FALSE? A teenaged abuser uses "Male Privilege" to control his victim by acting as though he is the 'boss' and his word is law, telling her that men make all of the decisions, and demanding that she ask his permission to go somewhere or do something. | A Domestic Violence Quiz for Teens I
|
t. TRUE. A teenaged abuser, like his adult counterpart, feels that females are second class citizens at best and personal slaves at worst. It's his way or NO way and it is the victim's duty to ask his permission to go anywhere or do anything.
f. FALSE. A teenaged victim can call the National Domestic Violence Hotline (24/7) at 1-800-799-SAFE(7233). There ARE resources for teens in many cities, some through shelters (counseling and advice). Teenaged victims are highly advised to TELL their parents, teacher, counselors and principals and get help! There IS help for teenaged victims.
|
Fun Trivia | 
Quizzes | 
Games
| 
People | 
Services | 
Help | 
Me
