Military Service & Domestic Violence

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"This paper is an examination of the effects of military training and military service in the United States armed forces on domestic abuse and domestic violence. This paper will concentrate on male service personnel and the ways in which their training and experience affect their tendencies toward abusive relationships with their civilian families; although increasing numbers of women in the military may also make the problem one of military wives abusing civilian husbands, not enough cases have arisen to indicate that this could also be a serious problem. Yet even the Pentagon has publicly acknowledged the gravity of the issue with regard to male personnel. In October of 1997, the Pentagon announced that soldiers who have been convicted of domestic violence would be ordered to turn in their weapons and, in most cases, asked to resign from the service. This policy..."

More papers on Military Service & Domestic Violence:

• Research Paper # 105478 : "Reducing Domestic Violence in the United States Air Force"
• Research Paper # 92713 : "Mandatory Arrest for Domestic Violence Offences"
• Essay # 72935 : "Domestic Violence on Wives in India"

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