Sentences with phrase «shelters child abusers»

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Incidentally, in its discussion of the shelter survey the Critique neglects to mention that in addition to the 3 % who reported batterers getting custody despite abuse, another 2 % of shelter residents reported abusers getting custody despite child sexual abuse, 34 % reported the batterer threatens kidnapping, 11 % reported that the batterer kidnapped the child; 21 % reported that the kidnapping threats forced them to return to the abuser, 25 % reported verbal threats during visitation, and 10 % reported physical violence during visitation.

Studies of domestic violence victims in shelters have shown that the women most likely to return to their abuser have children and are financially dependent on their partners (read more about this research here).1 But less is known about individuals in dating or cohabitating relationships who have financial independence, a fairly good education, but a lousy style of relating with their partners that could be construed as downright aggressive.