Domestic Violence

In the United States, a woman is more likely to be assaulted, injured, raped or killed by a male partner than by any other type of assailant (Fact sheets 1991). Violence will occur in two-third of these women's marriages (Fact sheets 1991). Domestic violence doesn't discriminate. This crime happens to all races, classes, religions, and sexes. Society needs to make domestic violence a priority by finding new, more effective ways to stop the violent cycle. The current …

…our communities have minimal or no services available to battered women (Nicarthy 1987). Many are inadequately funded and must turn away as many women as they accept. Many rely heavily on donations and volunteers. This is why the government needs to support these programs so the victims can be put in the best facilities. This includes the programs and the people who run them. Abused men and women deserve the best services that society can offer.