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Parenting practices refer to the methods and styles of parenting used to control and socialize children, including discipline tactics, as well as supervision and monitoring of the child. In addition, parent–child interactions can also be evaluated in terms of the quality of the relationship. A consistent finding in …
Patriarchy is a system of social organization that institutionalizes male power over women and puts male interests and values at the center of social life. Rather than a single factor, patriarchy is made up of a number of interrelated institutions and ideologies that have a pervasive effect at …
The purpose of peacemaking circles is to create a safe, nonjudgmental place to engage in a sharing of authentic personal reactions and feelings that are owned by each individual and acknowledged by others, related to a conflict, crisis, issue, or even to a reaction to a speaker or …
Pedophilia has been defined differently in several research studies and diagnostic manuals. The most common diagnostic features include a sexual interest in prepubescent children as evidenced by self-reported thoughts, fantasies, urges, or sexual arousal; sexual behavior with prepubescent children; or a combination of these features. These diagnostic features …
Violent crimes committed by young people have heightened concern about youth violence in this country. Although the overall number of arrests for serious violent offenses has declined, rates of youth violence remain high. Youth are not only more likely to be perpetrators of violence, but also more prone …
One of the most popular violence prevention programs in schools today is peer mediation. Peer mediation occurs when one student serves as a neutral third party (or mediator) to negotiate conflicts and resolve disagreements among students. These programs empower students to look beyond conflict to more constructive solutions …
Pimps are persons who financially benefit from the earnings of women and girls involved in prostitution or in the sex trade industry. They may be the intimate partner of the individual in prostitution, or they may serve in the more professional capacity as agent or manager. Because research …
During 2001, there were 168,278 substantiated child victims of physical abuse in the United States, but the true number of child maltreatment cases was likely much higher since child abuse often goes unreported. Law enforcement’s role in child abuse cases primarily centers on judging whether the law has …
Suicide by cop is a term coined by law enforcement to describe an event when a subject intentionally provokes a police officer (i.e., a cop) to use deadly force for the purpose of causing the subject’s own death. In other words, suicide by cop involves a person whose …
Domestic violence was long thought to be a personal issue—one in which the police should not get involved. However, changes in many states’ laws have guaranteed that police will take official action when arriving at the scene of a domestic incident. Even with changes in domestic violence law, …
Police brutality in the United States has garnered international scrutiny. Cases of police violence regularly appear in the media and attract the attention of international human rights organizations. Research finds that the victims of police violence are disproportionately people of color, low-income, and transgendered. Attention to police brutality …
Although people throughout history have represented sexuality in literature and art, pornography did not emerge as a mass industry until the late 1950s, eventually breaking into mainstream distribution outlets and growing to an estimated $12 billion-a-year business in the United States by the end of the 20th century. …
The syndrome currently called posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has long been recognized in survivors of interpersonal violence such as military combat and sexual assault. However, it was not until the 1980 publication of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Third Edition (DSM-III) that PTSD was officially …
Poverty is a universal problem known to human beings since time immemorial. The concept of poverty has been defined in different ways ranging from the social structural to a social psychological level. For example, Lewis developed the notion of the culture of poverty, implying that the poor people …
The power and control wheel is a way of visually representing the tactics typically used by men who batter (see Figure 1). Batter means the ongoing pattern of violence, coercion, and abuse in an intimate relationship. Figure 1. Power and Control Wheel The graphic was created in 1982 …
In an effort to bolster a fetus’s right to life and to strengthen the war on drugs, courts have been prosecuting women for using drugs while pregnant. This tactic, begun in the 1980s, is markedly controversial due to the limitations it places on the rights of pregnant women, …
There has been a growing awareness about the prevalence and severity of violence against women during the past several decades. It has been established that women are more likely to be victimized by their intimate partners than by strangers on the street, and there is a substantial amount …
Prevalence is the proportion of individuals within a population who have experienced a phenomenon. It is typically expressed as a percentage. For example, in the first study of its kind, Russell found that 38% of women reported that they had experienced contact sexual abuse prior to the age …
Prevalence is a statistical concept that is defined as the ratio of the number of cases of a disease or condition at a specific time and the number of individuals in the population. Prevalence is usually expressed as a proportion. Measuring prevalence in the realm of interpersonal violence …
Adolescent dating violence is a fairly recent area of interest. Previously, many researchers had dismissed this area because adolescent relationships were seen as fleeting and somehow less real than adult relationships. Certainly, the transitory nature of adolescent relationships makes it a difficult area to research, but it is …
