Domestic Violence By Law Enforcement Officers - 1531 Words

Domestic Violence by Law Enforcement Officers: A Review on Police Brutality Joette Jackson Dr. Khalfani Sociology 101-008 April 1, 2015 Domestic altercation contributes the largest category of calls received by the po-lice annually. It is not surprising considering the vast number of womb who are abused by their significant others. Domestic abuse is a hard pill to swallow, it is a complex issue that plagues a society. Neither parties are likely to come forth with the traumatic details. It is easy to read on the internet about the perils of domestic violence. The common sto-ries of a man abuses woman, a woman kills child, for all to see. However, what causes violence to happen? Who really is to blame? The Judicial system†¦show more content†¦In recent years America has experience the largest amount of layoffs due to the poor economy. Imagine the weight of unemployment increasing daily, now imagine the stress that causes inside the households of Americans. Corsianos (2012) restated, the average Male officers in a large police department will cost taxpayers between two –and-a half and five-and- a half ti mes more than the aver-age female officer with regard to force liability lawsuit payouts. (National Center for Women and Policing 2002). Due to this Female officers are less likely to succumb to rage which leads to domestic violence. IMPACT ON VICTIMS Physical. Every nine seconds a woman is beaten by her spouse (Protection Against Crime, 2002). Seventy-five percent of the victims of intimate murders are female with a total of three to four million women being battered each year by their respective intimate partners (Protection Against Crime, 2002).The victims of domestic abuse by law enforcement officers endure a special kind of torture, that others in that similar situation do not. The victims are most likely to endure the dangers of professionals who are experienced in firearms, knowledge and training of subduing their victims, etc. During these types of events, one might lose the sense of control and order they once had in their lives. Victims of abuse may suffer physical and emotional pain from the ordeals they had to live through, long after their