Murray Straus's studies suggest that marital
violence occurs in one out of four marriages, not as a single event but as a pattern (Richard J. Gelles and Claire Pedrick Cornell, Intimate Violence in Families [Sage Publications, 1985], p. 69) The Center for the Prevention of Sexual and Domestic Violence estimates that one girl out of three and one boy out of seven are sexually abused by age 18, and that in half the cases their abusers are family members; that 1 million children are physically abused by parents or caretakers every year; and that 1 million elderly people are abused every year by their adult c
violence occurs in one out of four marriages, not as a single event but as a pattern (Richard J. Gelles and Claire Pedrick Cornell, Intimate
Violence in Families [Sage Publications, 1985], p. 69) The Center for the Prevention of Sexual and Domestic Violence estimates that one girl out of three and one boy out of seven are sexually abused by age 18, and that in half the cases their abusers are family members; that 1 million children are physically abused by parents or caretakers every year; and that 1 million elderly people are abused every year by their adult c
Violence in Families [Sage Publications, 1985], p. 69) The Center for the Prevention of Sexual and
Domestic Violence estimates that one girl out of three and one boy out of seven are sexually abused by age 18, and that in half the cases their abusers are family members; that 1 million children are physically abused by parents or caretakers every year; and that 1 million elderly people are abused every year by their adult c
Violence estimates that one girl out of three and one boy out of seven are sexually abused
by age 18, and that in half the cases their abusers are family members; that 1 million children are
physically abused
by parents or caretakers every year; and that 1 million elderly people are abused every year
by their adult children.
According to National Coalition Against
Domestic Violence (NCADV), almost 20 people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner in the United States while more than 20,000 phone calls are received by domestic violence hotlines on a normal day across the
Domestic Violence (NCADV), almost 20 people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner in the United States while more than 20,000 phone calls are received by domestic violence hotlines on a normal day across the
Violence (NCADV), almost 20 people per minute are
physically abused
by an intimate partner in the United States while more than 20,000 phone calls are received
by domestic violence hotlines on a normal day across the
domestic violence hotlines on a normal day across the
violence hotlines on a normal day across the nation.
According to the Michigan
Domestic Violence Prevention and Treatment Board, one in five female high school students reports being sexually or
physically abused
by their dating partner at some point during their relationship.