scholarly journals Prevalence of Domestic Violence Against Women and Children in the Philippines

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. p52
Author(s):  
Glenda M. Dimaano ◽  
Annie C. Clores ◽  
Abegail M. Iloco ◽  
Leo Justine D. Javier
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Common Factor ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Domestic Violence Against Women ◽  
Formal Complaint ◽  
Women And Children ◽  
The Common ◽  
Protection Order

In a country where gender and development is promoted, professionals, educators, students, household and families must be exposed in the issues of Violence against Women and Children in the Philippines. Hence, this mixed method study determined the prevalence of domestic violence against women and children in the municipality of Malvar with an end goal of proposing extension service activities to minimize the problem of domestic violence in the municipality of Malvar. Specifically, it dealt with the following: the issues of violence against women and children in the municipality from 2014-2016, the police officers’ perspective in addressing such case, and the factors that drive the complaints to report such case. The data were obtained through the issues of violence reported in the women’s desk and interview of the two police officers and two random victims. By evaluating and analysing the information gathered, the researchers found out that the common factor that lead the complainant to report the case was the victim’s fear that even their children may experience violence from the husband. The results of the study also revealed that reluctance of the victims to pursue the complaints and the victims’ tolerance of abuse are the problems which boil down the culture. In connection to victims’ reluctance to pursue the complaint, problems like costly, lengthy litigation and corruption in the judiciary and prosecution exist. These problems discourage the victims in filing formal complains. In addition, there is no established national free legal aid program for financially challenged women. In line of the above cited problems, the researchers recommend that victims be referred to DSWD even if she does not file formal complaint. In instances when the victims chooses to go back to her abuser, consistent monitoring and counselling must be done to inform them of other remedies like that of Barangay Protection Order which is cheaper and readily available in barangay.

scholarly journals Prediction on Domestic Violence in Bangladesh during the COVID-19 Outbreak Using Machine Learning Methods

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 77
Author(s):  
Md. Murad Hossain ◽  
Md. Asadullah ◽  
Abidur Rahaman ◽  
Md. Sipon Miah ◽  
M. Zahid Hasan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Machine Learning ◽  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Random Forest ◽  
Family Violence ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Machine Learning Algorithms ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Domestic Violence Against Women ◽  
Women And Children

The COVID-19 outbreak resulted in preventative measures and restrictions for Bangladesh during the summer of 2020—these unstable and stressful times led to multiple social problems (e.g., domestic violence and divorce). Globally, researchers, policymakers, governments, and civil societies have been concerned about the increase in domestic violence against women and children during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. In Bangladesh, domestic violence against women and children has increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this article, we investigated family violence among 511 families during the COVID-19 outbreak. Participants were given questionnaires to answer, for a period of over ten days; we predicted family violence using a machine learning-based model. To predict domestic violence from our data set, we applied random forest, logistic regression, and Naive Bayes machine learning algorithms to our model. We employed an oversampling strategy named the Synthetic Minority Oversampling Technique (SMOTE) and the chi-squared statistical test to, respectively, solve the imbalance problem and discover the feature importance of our data set. The performances of the machine learning algorithms were evaluated based on accuracy, precision, recall, and F-score criteria. Finally, the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) and confusion matrices were developed and analyzed for three algorithms. On average, our model, with the random forest, logistic regression, and Naive Bayes algorithms, predicted family violence with 77%, 69%, and 62% accuracy for our data set. The findings of this study indicate that domestic violence has increased and is highly related to two features: family income level during the COVID-19 pandemic and education level of the family members.

scholarly journals RESTRAINING ORDER IN THE ROMANIAN LEGISLATION AND PRACTICE

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 47-57
Author(s):  
Andreea-Elena Matic ◽  
Stefania-Cristina Mirica
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Restraining Order ◽  
The Family ◽  
Women And Children ◽  
Risk Situation ◽  
Legislative Changes ◽  
Protection Order ◽  
Legislative Measures ◽  
Important Progress

The protection of the family (especially women and children) consists of important provision in both the international and internal laws of the states. Unfortunately, in Romania, the incidence of domestic violence is high, an aspect that we will highlight in our paper. In this article we aim to analyse the latest legislative changes in the field of protection order, with reference to the provisional protection order. Regarding the temporary restraining order, it is regulated by Order no. 146/2578/2018 (Minister of Internal Affairs and Minister of Labor and Social Justice, 2018) on how to manage cases of domestic violence by police officers. Through this normative act, the necessary framework was created so that the police can intervene quickly when phenomena of domestic violence are registered and to ensure the immediate protection of the victims of aggressors. The police officers assess the risk situation in each case, and it may be ordered to issue a temporary restraining order until the competent court rules on the situation created for a longer period of up to 6 months, with the possibility of extending it. We will also present some relevant cases. Over the last 10 years, the protection of the family (especially women and children) has made some important progress both in terms of legislation and practice. Unfortunately, the level of domestic violence is still significant and, in addition to the legislative measures we will refer to in the article, more measures are needed to educate the population and raise awareness of the severity of this phenomenon that affects the integrity and physical and mental development of victims.

scholarly journals Incidence of Domestic Violence Against Women and Children

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 16-30
Author(s):  
Francess Dufie Azumah ◽  
Nachinaab John Onzaberigu ◽  
Mensah Manfred
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Human Right ◽  
Support Unit ◽  
Police Station ◽  
Domestic Violence Against Women ◽  
Women And Children ◽  
Enforcement Authority ◽  
The Right

The incidence of domestic violence is a source of great worry to society at large. Victims are suffering while perpetrators seem to be enjoying the act. While children and women are been abused at homes and domestic settings, authorities responsible to protect and safeguard themselves show gross reluctant in their operations and measures to help victims of domestic violence. This is an act serious violation of human right calls for empirical investigation on reported cases of domestic violence against women with the domestic violence and victims support unit at the Asokwa Police station in Kumasi-Ghana. The study sought to identify the major causes of domestic violence at victims home, the effects of domestic violence on women and children and ways to curb domestic violence against women and children. The study adopted a case study design where data was collected through questionnaire and victims records on reported domestic violence. The study revealed that domestic violence has negative effects on victims as respondents indicated that they suffered from injuries, guilt, anger, depression/anxiety, shyness, nightmares, disruptiveness, irritability, and problems getting along with others. The study found that children who experience domestic violence perform poor in schools and experience vicarious trauma, show signs of exaggerated startle response, hyper-vigilance, nightmares, and intrusive thoughts. The study recommended that law enforcement authority such as the police should victims by ensuring that perpetrators are given the right punishment to serve as deterrence for future offenders.

Family Courts and Human Security in South West Nigeria

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Janet Oluwaleye Monisola
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Physical Violence ◽  
Fundamental Rights ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Family Courts ◽  
South West ◽  
The Family ◽  
Domestic Violence Against Women

The trend of violence against women in Nigeria has increased more than ever recently, with many women having been deprived of their fundamental rights. Violence against women in Nigeria includes sexual harassment, physical violence, harmful traditional practices, emotional and psychological violence, and socio-economic violence. This article investigates cases of domestic violence against women in South West Nigeria by assessing the role of family courts in the adjudication of such cases. Both primary and secondary sources of data were employed to examine incidents of violence against women and the role of the family courts in ensuring justice. The author employed both primary and secondary sources of data; the data gathered were analysed by frequency and simple percentages, while qualitative data were descriptively analysed. The article reveals the causes of domestic violence against women to include a cultural belief in male superiority, women’s lack of awareness of their rights, women’s poverty owing to joblessness, men seeking sexual satisfaction by force, women having only male children, the social acceptance of discipline, the failure to punish the perpetrators of violence, the influence of alcohol, and in-laws’ interference in marital relationships. It also reveals the nature of domestic violence against women. The research revealed that the family courts have played prominent roles in protecting and defending the rights of women. The author therefore recommends that the law should strengthen the family courts by extending their power to penalise the perpetrators of violence against women. 

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