A Case Study on Family Violence
Introduction
Wallace & Roberson (2016) reveal that the concept of family violence brings about
heated discussions as some people argue that the term family is very limiting and needs to be
supplanted with the word intimate as present literature comprise of cohabitating partners who are
not essentially in marriage. Nevertheless, a majority of experts embrace the thought that a family
might be present with no certified warrant, such as a marriage function. On the other hand,
violence refers to physical acts that lead to injuries on the victim. Collectively, family violence is
made up of various concepts including child abuse, intimate partner abuse, and elder abuse. This
wide-ranging concept must stay adjustable to adaption as its scope and effect are being studied.
In the case study, a thirteen-year-old girl called Jerri lives with her biological mother,
stepfather, and siblings. Jerri always sneaks out of the house late in the night and has been caught
several times, but she says it is hanging out with friends when asked what she goes to do. She
has been punished using several ways to mitigate the behavior, but nothing seems to change. One
day after a month of being grounded for being defiant, she is caught by her stepfather crawling
out of the window. Her stepfather gets upset about Jerri's behavior and gets physical. In the
process, his ring gets stuck in Jerri's earring, which results in the tearing of Jerri's earlobe. The
thirteen-year-old gets very angry and calls 911 wanting the police to arrest her stepfather Jimmie
for battery. In the state of confusion, it is defined as "any offensive touching inflicted willfully or
unreasonably causing pain or injury to the victim." Jimmie, in turn, wants Jerri taken to court as
a person in need of supervision. This paper gives a comprehensive insight into how the scenario
can be evaluated to develop the most appropriate conclusion of the case using law and
psychological concepts.
, Controversies surrounding family violence
As mentioned earlier, family violence has various subsections, such as child physical and
sexual abuse. Most academics have emphasized these particular sections but overlooked the
wider perception of family violence (Wallace & Roberson, 2016). In contrast, scholars have tried
to perceive family violence from a wide point of view by developing research frameworks so
vague to experiment or even validate. The absence of an concurrence in explaining family
violence has resulted in uncertainty and disorder to establish aspects causing or contributing to
the concept.
Domestic and family violence is a critical matter faced by a number of children that
might have serious detrimental effects on their health, development, and wellbeing. Regardless
of how vital this issue is in society, children have only recently been involved in studies seeking
to comprehend the effects that family violence might have on their lives. Women’s utilization of
abuse has been garnering awareness recently as present studies reveal that women are credible,
unlike men, to utilize brutality in self-defense or in reaction to present or past traumatic
experiences (Boxall et al., 2020). A woman's resort to violence might be usefully comprehended
via a perception of forcible control. A victim encounters stratagems of family violence
progressively: women's resort to violence if not perceived as a reaction to continuing forcible
control may seem like an exaggeration, or the woman herself may seem like or can be drawn up
to be an initiator of violence.
Standard features of family violence
A number of researchers have tried to separate common elements in all types of family
violence (Boxall et al., 2020). The number of factors making family violence different from
other forms of abuse state that family violence needs a connection between the people; the
Introduction
Wallace & Roberson (2016) reveal that the concept of family violence brings about
heated discussions as some people argue that the term family is very limiting and needs to be
supplanted with the word intimate as present literature comprise of cohabitating partners who are
not essentially in marriage. Nevertheless, a majority of experts embrace the thought that a family
might be present with no certified warrant, such as a marriage function. On the other hand,
violence refers to physical acts that lead to injuries on the victim. Collectively, family violence is
made up of various concepts including child abuse, intimate partner abuse, and elder abuse. This
wide-ranging concept must stay adjustable to adaption as its scope and effect are being studied.
In the case study, a thirteen-year-old girl called Jerri lives with her biological mother,
stepfather, and siblings. Jerri always sneaks out of the house late in the night and has been caught
several times, but she says it is hanging out with friends when asked what she goes to do. She
has been punished using several ways to mitigate the behavior, but nothing seems to change. One
day after a month of being grounded for being defiant, she is caught by her stepfather crawling
out of the window. Her stepfather gets upset about Jerri's behavior and gets physical. In the
process, his ring gets stuck in Jerri's earring, which results in the tearing of Jerri's earlobe. The
thirteen-year-old gets very angry and calls 911 wanting the police to arrest her stepfather Jimmie
for battery. In the state of confusion, it is defined as "any offensive touching inflicted willfully or
unreasonably causing pain or injury to the victim." Jimmie, in turn, wants Jerri taken to court as
a person in need of supervision. This paper gives a comprehensive insight into how the scenario
can be evaluated to develop the most appropriate conclusion of the case using law and
psychological concepts.
, Controversies surrounding family violence
As mentioned earlier, family violence has various subsections, such as child physical and
sexual abuse. Most academics have emphasized these particular sections but overlooked the
wider perception of family violence (Wallace & Roberson, 2016). In contrast, scholars have tried
to perceive family violence from a wide point of view by developing research frameworks so
vague to experiment or even validate. The absence of an concurrence in explaining family
violence has resulted in uncertainty and disorder to establish aspects causing or contributing to
the concept.
Domestic and family violence is a critical matter faced by a number of children that
might have serious detrimental effects on their health, development, and wellbeing. Regardless
of how vital this issue is in society, children have only recently been involved in studies seeking
to comprehend the effects that family violence might have on their lives. Women’s utilization of
abuse has been garnering awareness recently as present studies reveal that women are credible,
unlike men, to utilize brutality in self-defense or in reaction to present or past traumatic
experiences (Boxall et al., 2020). A woman's resort to violence might be usefully comprehended
via a perception of forcible control. A victim encounters stratagems of family violence
progressively: women's resort to violence if not perceived as a reaction to continuing forcible
control may seem like an exaggeration, or the woman herself may seem like or can be drawn up
to be an initiator of violence.
Standard features of family violence
A number of researchers have tried to separate common elements in all types of family
violence (Boxall et al., 2020). The number of factors making family violence different from
other forms of abuse state that family violence needs a connection between the people; the
