Case Study: Domestic Violence

Paper Summary:

This paper is a case study, which looks at an abusive young private, who habitually has acted violently towards his common-law spouse after returning home from deployment. The author describes the situation, provides a tentative "best alternative to a negotiated agreement" (BATNA) and concludes by briefly detailing where the situation appears headed.

From the Paper:

"The Best Alternative to a Negotiated Settlement (BATNA) would seem to be one wherein Jim agrees to attend counseling sessions for his Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder while Ruth is enrolled in classes designed to help her with her drinking problem. As for the children, the parents should have alternating days where one of them is expected to "take the lead" in the household management; in the past, both parties agreed that this approach would keep each active in the rearing of their children while allowing each a respite of sorts from the burden of parenting."

Sample of Sources Used:

• McCaroll, J.E. (2000). Deployment and the probability of spousal aggression by US Army soldiers. Military Medicine, 165(1): 41-44.
• McCarroll, James E., Ursano, Robert J., Newby, John H., Liu, Xian, Fullerton, Carol S., Norwood, Ann E., and Osuch, Elizabeth A. (2003). Domestic Violence and deployment in US Army soldiers. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 191(1): 3-9.
• Newby, J.H. (2005). Post-deployment domestic violence by US Army soldiers. Military Medicine, 170(8): 643-647.

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