Source Speak Paraphrasing

“Since the 1970s, police and courts have been the focus of attention concerning their responses to the problem of violence between intimate partners, and there have been numerous efforts to respond more effectively to this problem. Generally, these efforts have been in the areas of protection orders to assist victims of violence, arrest of the perpetrators, and in some areas, experimentation with alternative sanctions in the form of abuser programs and other forms of focused work within probation.”

1.      The efforts for dealing with domestic violence have changed and evolved over time. These changes have included arresting the abusers and finding treatment for them.

2.      Not only have the victims been a part of changing domestic violence, so have the abusers. Changing the abusers ways can help prevent future incidents.

3.      Abusers receiving treatments for domestic violence have been more dedicated in the sense of wanting to change. Programs for helping abusers could really help lower the domestic violence rate.

“That really reflects kind of the larger problem with abusers in general, which is the single I think most surprising characteristic is that they are not easy to identify, you know, that most abusers really lead a double life. And I would go so far as to say that many abusers are more likeable than their victims, and I think the reason is that they're charming, but also I think domestic violence affects victims more than it affects abusers.”

1.      Abusers in a sense do have a double life and can choose to change their ways or not.

2.      The abusers in most cases are more likely to be more likeable than the victims. The victims tend to be more outraged while the abuser keeps calm and tries to be charming.

3.      Domestic violence does indeed affect the victim more due to the mental or physical abuse while the abuser doesn’t. On the other hand though, abusers can be affected by domestic violence in their early childhood if experienced any, they repeat the pattern.

 

Abusers are believed to be able to change if the right help is provided. For example, going to AA like meetings, but in this case the meetings would be about domestic violence. The efforts for stopping or preventing domestic violence has changed throughout the years. The treatment options have been helping the abusers understand the pain or damage that they are causing in order for them to change their ways. Abusers reaching out for help have declined the domestic violence rate. The abusers have a double life which consists of being abusive or charming. Experiencing domestic violence as a child can often lead to repeating the pattern as an adult. This has been linked to abusers wanting to stop the cycle.