Victimology Domestic Violence and Child Abuse. Domestic

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Victimology 

• Domestic Violence and Child Abuse.

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Domestic violence approach

• Incidents should be treated as top most priority
  (Crown Office Policy Group, 2005)
• Safety of the victim, family and other people who
  are present should be prioritized in answering
  call.
• When the accused is to be prosecuted and granted
  bail, the attorney can request he/she resides
  elsewhere separate from the victim.

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Continued.

• The victim is interviewed separately to give an
  account of what transpired.
• Alleged perpetrators are interviewed
• separately for further evidence.
• Other neutral sources are interviewed and this is
  not restricted to eye witnesses.
• Details of previous domestic abuse incidents,
  victim contact number, information on children
  who reside in the house, the injuries sustained,
  conditions of bail, special risks to the victim,
  children, results on enquiries, treatment of
  vulnerable witness.

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Domestic violence Approach

• All information that is pertinent should be given
  in the report to ensure that prosecution takes
  place if there is enough evidence.
• Refer the victim to other external agencies for
  advice and support. (Crown Office Policy Group,
  2005)
• Domestic violence protective order and violation
  of bail and protective order.
• For financial support, for love, to maintain
  their marital status, for security and pressure
  from family.

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Domestic violence Approach

• The assailant is arrested when authorization is
  done and sometimes a warrant less arrest is given
  for special cases (Crown Office Policy Group,
  2005)
• Broken windows and doors, blood stains, weapons
  note if the furniture has been disturbed.
• Dual arrests are not effective in the enforcement
  of law.

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Assistance to the domestic violence victims

• Directing them to get help and support from
  agencies that deal with domestic violence.
• The reluctant victims should receive a lot of
  counseling and support. (Crown Office Policy
  Group, 2005)
• All victims should be encouraged to report such
  cases and help should available.
• The society should fully support all the victims
  instead of blaming them

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Child Abuse

• Repeated injuries that are unexplained e.g.
  bruises, burns and welts.
• Withdrawn or aggressive behavior.
• Fear of going home and refraining contact by
  adults.
• Difficulties in sitting or walking. Wounds in the
  genitalia and blood.
• Withdrawal from activities.

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Child Abuse

• Child abuse is when a child is harmed either
  physically, emotionally or sexually by another
  person.
• Child neglect is when a child is denied basic
  needs such as clothes food and shelter.
• The passive indifference by a parent towards the
  well being of the child (Lectric law library,
  2006).

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Child abuse

• Guardian Litem assists the court in determination
  of matters after an appointment by the judge
  (Lectric law library, 2006).
• Birth parents relinquish their rights.
• When you give up your child for adoption.

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Child abuse

• Exclusive jurisdiction (Lectric law library,
  2006).
• Declination by tribal court
• Intervention through proceedings of the state
  court (Hunt, 2006)
• Full faith in the proceedings of the judiciary
  involving Indian tribes.

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Child Abuse

• To act as an advocate to the children whose
  attention is drawn by the court due to neglect
  and abuse (Hunt, 2006).
• The volunteers are responsible in reporting new
  cases of abuse to the authorities
• Social services protects children.
• They intervene in cases of neglected or abused
  children.

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References

• Lectric law library, (2006). Child neglect.
  Retrieved on 24th April 2009 fromhttp//www.lectla
  w.com/def/c034.htm
• (Crown Office Policy Group, (2005). Domestic
  abuse. Retrieved on 24th April 2009
  http//74.125.95.132/search?qcachen1RgST5OOXUJw
  ww.copfs.gov.uk/Resource/Doc/13545/0000143.pdfbes
  tpracticesintheinvestigationofdomesticabuse
  cases.cd3hlenctclnkglke

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References

• Hunt, J. (2006). Best practices for law
  enforcement response. Retrieved on 24th April
  2009http//74.125.95.132/search?qcache4Eh6Saf9yY
  MJwww.ncgccd.org/pubs/dvproto.pdfbestpractices
  intheinvestigationofdomesticabusecases.cd1
  hlenctclnkglke