Cultural Issues Affecting Domestic Violence Service Utilization in Ethnic and Hard to Reach Populations: Final Report

2000 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kirsten Snturia ◽  
Marianne Sullivan ◽  
Sandy Ciske ◽  
Sharyne Shiu Thornton
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Service Utilization ◽  
Final Report ◽  
Cultural Issues ◽  
Hard To Reach Populations

The Influence of Spirituality on Service Utilization and Satisfaction for Women Residing in a Domestic Violence Shelter

2011 ◽  
Vol 17 (10) ◽  
pp. 1244-1259 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dawnovise N. Fowler ◽  
Monica Faulkner ◽  
Joy Learman ◽  
Ratonia Runnels
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Service Utilization ◽  
Domestic Violence Shelter

scholarly journals Men's Domestic Violence and Other Forms of Deviant Behavior: Final Report

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ernest N. Jouriles ◽  
Renee McDonald ◽  
Paul R. Swank ◽  
William D. Norwood ◽  
Wendy M. Buzy
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Deviant Behavior ◽  
Final Report

Responding to Domestic Violence in Southern Illinois, Final Report

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Joan McDermott ◽  
James Garofalo ◽  
Jennifer L. Kelley
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Final Report ◽  
Southern Illinois

Patterns of Service Utilization Among Women Who Are Victims of Domestic Violence: The Contribution of Cultural Background, Characteristics of Violence, and Psychological Distress

2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (17-18) ◽  
pp. 3167-3187 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anat Ben-Porat
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Service Utilization ◽  
Former Soviet Union ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Latent Class ◽  
Cultural Background ◽  
Background Characteristics ◽  
Use Of Services

The study examined patterns of utilization of various services among female victims of domestic violence in Israel. The study looked at how cultural background, characteristics of violence, attempts at separation from partner, and women’s emotional distress contributed to patterns of service utilization. The sample of participants included 499 women who arrived at 12 shelters in Israel. Of those participants, 142 were Jewish, 156 were Arab, 125 had been born in the former Soviet Union (FSU), and 76 had been born in Ethiopia. Latent class analysis procedure was applied to identified patterns of service utilization. The procedure identified three patterns of service utilization: substantial use, frequent use of welfare and criminal justice services, and minimal use. Among Arab women, the likelihood of making substantial use of services was greater than the likelihood of making minimal use. Moreover, among the entire sample, the higher the levels of sexual abuse, violence, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), the greater the likelihood of substantial versus minimal use of services. In addition, being employed, enduring higher levels of violence, and making attempts to separate increased the likelihood of utilization of welfare and criminal justice services versus minimal use. The study highlights the factors that motivate women to make use of services and the distinct strategies they use in the help-seeking process. At the practice level, the study emphasizes the need to take into account both the woman’s cultural context and the stage of help seeking she is at. In this way, professionals can provide differential treatment accordingly.

"Asbab l'il-darb ktir basita": The Legality of Claims of Violence During Judicial Divorce Cases in Damascus

Hawwa ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 5 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 239-261 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica Carlisle
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Psychological Abuse ◽  
Family Court ◽  
Final Report ◽  
Legal Implications ◽  
Paper Work ◽  
Violent Acts ◽  
Court Processing ◽  
Financial Settlement ◽  
Muslim Family

AbstractThrough observations of Damascus shari'a (or Muslim family) court processing of three recent judicial divorce cases, this paper analyses court personnel's evaluations of the veracity and legal implications of allegations of domestic violence. These accusations are not articulated as a justification for judicial rulings granting divorces to female claimants in the court's files. However, despite the fact that the issue is not recorded in the paper work, allegations of physical and psychological abuse are not marginalised or ignored by the court. These claims both contribute to establishing the legally established conditions for the granting of a judicial divorce and may also be a factor in the courts ruling on what financial settlement is entailed by the termination of the marriage.Court procedure appoints professional arbiters to hear judicial divorce claims in private sessions, and allows them considerable discretion in processing these cases since their recommendations do not have to be substantiated in their final report to the judge. It is only through observation of the arbiters' work, therefore, that conclusions can be drawn regarding the norms that contribute to their recommendations to the court. Although they often make strenuous attempts to reconcile spouses, arbiters routinely grant persistent claims and award signifiant financial entitlements. In making their recommendations, arbiters are influenced by several factors; the kinds of evidence offered to substantiate a claim, social definitions of violent acts, the nature of specific claims, pragmatism regarding the spouses'financial circumstances and the expectations of the judicial culture. These three cases demonstrate the complexity and unpredictability of the processing of cases and support the conclusion that judicial divorce claims receive a sympathetic hearing in the court.

scholarly journals Protection From Domestic Violence: An Essential Human Right or a “Fight” Against Masculinity?

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 183
Author(s):  
SALOMĖJA ZAKSAITĖ
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
International Criminal ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Cultural Issues ◽  
Human Right ◽  
European Court ◽  
Feminist Theories ◽  
International Laws ◽  
Law Making

I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent.M. GandhiDomestic violence is associated with various contemporary legal and cultural issues: fundamental human rights, non-discrimination, hatred, feminist theories, Western roots of aggression etc. In this article, the protection from domestic violence is viewed in the light of national and international laws, of the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights, as well as of certain criminological insights. The structure of the research is divided as follows: first, the substantive issues of domestic violence and the concept of such aggressive actions are investigated. To illustrate the relation between international, criminal, civil and social security law, a schematic interaction between the aforementioned substantive laws is introduced. Secondly, procedural issues are analyzed, certain good practice examples are presented and reflections on law-making are laid out.

Toward a Model for Engaging Latino Lay Ministers in Domestic Violence Intervention

2008 ◽  
Vol 89 (4) ◽  
pp. 623-630 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tina U. Hancock ◽  
Natalie Ames
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Rural Communities ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
The United States ◽  
Church Leaders ◽  
Cultural Issues ◽  
Lay Ministers ◽  
Violence Intervention ◽  
Domestic Violence Intervention ◽  
Potential Resource

There is growing recognition that culturally relevant interventions with Latino couples experiencing domestic violence must take place at the community level as well as through clinically-oriented services. This article examines structural and cultural issues related to domestic violence among Latino immigrants living in rural areas of the United States. The authors present a culturally appropriate, environmentally-based model for domestic violence intervention and prevention with rural Latino families. The model identifies Latino church leaders as a potential resource in rural communities and calls upon social workers to collaborate with and support church leaders in preventing and intervening in domestic violence in rural Latino communities.

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