Spousal Abuse

Paper Summary:

The paper reveals how and where spousal abuse occurs and discusses the role of social services in assisting the victims. The paper then focuses on Sections 1101 and 352 of the Evidence Code and briefly looks at the highlights of the laws enacted to help fight spousal abuse. The paper concludes by noting the barriers facing women suffering from spousal abuse and asserts that more people should be screened for this problem when they come in for emergency services.

Outline:
Introduction
How and Where Does Spousal Abuse Occur?
Spousal Abuse in Law Enforcement
The Importance of Social Services
Spousal Abuse and the Evidence Code
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"Spousal abuse has been around for centuries. At one time it was more accepted, and used as a form of 'correction' when men believed a wife was not acting the way she should or showing them the proper respect (Hardesty, 2002). Now, spousal abuse is not tolerated by law enforcement officers, and it does not affect just women anymore. Men can be victims of spousal abuse, too. Spousal abuse is a very prevalent problem for law enforcement officers in all areas of the country, and in all age and income brackets (Hardesty, 2002). It does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, gender, income, or social status, and law enforcement agencies are trying to aggressively combat it (Hardesty, 2002). The public wants to see it stopped, law officers want to see it stopped, and the victims of it want to see it stopped."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Buel, Sarah M. (1999). Family violence - Fifty obstacles to leaving. The Colorado Lawyer Vol. 28, No. 10
• Dalton, Clare. (1999). When paradigms collide: Protecting battered parents and their children in the family court system. 37 Family and Conciliation Courts Rev. 273
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• Fighting Domestic Violence. (2001). Office of the Attorney General. State of California. Department of Justice. Retrieved from http://caag.state.ca.us/cvpc/fs_fighting_dv.html
• FindLaw. (2002). California Codes. California Evidence Code. Retrieved from http://caselaw .lp.findlaw.com/cacodes/evid.html

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