Domestic Violence in California

Hey there,do you know something? domestic violenceintimate partner homicide rates by gender, race and
in California is actually on the rise. It is a cause ofethnicity. Gender on itself is a main issue since Survey
concern for any peace loving and law abiding citizen.indicates that women are six times more vulnerable to
Posters, media coverage, fact sheets, brochures fordomestic violence than men.In the last two years a
victims, sample resolutions and other resourcesgood number of women were killed by their husbands,
available should be used to call attention to this mindex-husbands or boyfriends in California and and less
destroying and heart wrecking crime. Stalking is justthan a quarter of men compared to women were
one way of abuse under the umbrella of domestickilled by their wives, ex-wives or girlfriends.
violence in California. It usually breeds from intimateDomestic violence in California is reducing judged by
partner obsession.the number of arrests recorded by California
The California Penal Code defines abuse asDepartment of Justice, Criminal Justice Statistics
intentional,reckless cause or attempt to cause bodilyCenter. Comparing domestic violence in California in
harm to oneself,or another. Having understood what2006 and 2005 its shows the figures are actually not
abuse is we can easily clarify domestic violence inimproving but worsening. From the studies it is clear
California.and evident that four times the number of women are
Domestic violence in California is a case of abusebuttered compared to men.
where intimate partners violate the right of theirThe cause of domestic partner violence in California is
spouses, through physical assault,rape and stalking.in a broad spectrum since the involved parties are
Domestic violence often involves a pattern of coerciveintimate and disagree in several areas since the
behavior that includes physical, sexual, verbal, emotionalgreater the bond the more intensive the emotions. The
and psychological abuse and usually occurs inside andaggrieved partner is driven by frustration and anger to
outside homes. A study carried out about domesticcause bodily harm to himself or the partner by use of
violence in California reports show that in in the firstweapons, which include firearms, knives and or guns.
half of this decade, about half of victims of domesticThe rise in domestic violence in California is
violence were killed by their spouses, a percentage ofoverstretching the state's health resources and
them were injured and other statistics show many offacilities. The states reports on the health care costs
them visited emergency unit with severe injuries.of intimate partner violence is around six billion us dollar
The study methodology employed to research oneach year, slightly more than a half of this money is for
domestic violence in California involve recent nationaldirect medical and mental health care services.
crime victimization survey, number of arrests, medicalDomestic violence in California is a food for thought
reports in hospitals that is direct medical care and andand intensive campaign is essential to control it.
mental health services and finally help-lines.Unfortunately its targeted towards women who form
Domestic violence in California registered several callsthe basis of a family hence they form the cornerstone
for assistance in the last ten years. California lawof the state's stability in terms of social, political, and
enforcement agencies received close to two hundredeconomic development.
thousands domestic violence calls.. Which features