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HEAD: RESEARCH PAPER-WORKING OUTLINE ASSIGNMENT
Liberty University
Domestic Violence
School of Behavioral Sciences, Liberty University
HSCO500: Introduction to Human Services Counseling
Author Note
I have no known conflict of interest to disclose.
Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to
Research Paper: Working Outline
Thesis Statement
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Domestic violence is a complicated social issue with a multidimensional risk factor such
as power and control, social learning, and systemic inequalities, which have devastating physical,
psychological, and social costs and need comprehensive, multi-level interventions at the legal
reforms, therapeutic, and community-based prevention to reduce and prevent intimate partner
violence effectively.
I. Introduction
The introduction will anchor domestic violence as a serious public health concern that
millions of people across the world are facing. Domestic and family violence is economic,
physical, sexual, emotional, and psychological mistreatment of children, adults, or elders,
resulting in exacerbated mental and physical health, impaired quality of life, diminished
productivity, and even death (Johnson & Smith, 2023). A new study reveals that technological
innovation has facilitated new ways of abuse, and abusers are now more likely to exploit digital
surveillance, social media monitoring, and tech-assisted financial control to assert power and
control over victims (Williams et al., 2021). The introduction will give some statistical
background regarding the prevalence rates and set the structure of the paper, stressing the fact
that causes, effects, and solutions to the problem of domestic violence are intertwined and
cannot be discussed in isolation to achieve a comprehensive result.
II. Causes and Risk Factors of Domestic Violence
Individual-Level Risk Factors
The analysis of risk factors at the individual level will consider psychological, behavioral,
and demographic features that pose a person with a higher risk of being a perpetrator or victim of
HSCO500: Introduction to Human Services Counseling RUNNING
HEAD: RESEARCH PAPER-WORKING OUTLINE ASSIGNMENT
Liberty University
Domestic Violence
School of Behavioral Sciences, Liberty University
HSCO500: Introduction to Human Services Counseling
Author Note
I have no known conflict of interest to disclose.
Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to
Research Paper: Working Outline
Thesis Statement
, 2
Domestic violence is a complicated social issue with a multidimensional risk factor such
as power and control, social learning, and systemic inequalities, which have devastating physical,
psychological, and social costs and need comprehensive, multi-level interventions at the legal
reforms, therapeutic, and community-based prevention to reduce and prevent intimate partner
violence effectively.
I. Introduction
The introduction will anchor domestic violence as a serious public health concern that
millions of people across the world are facing. Domestic and family violence is economic,
physical, sexual, emotional, and psychological mistreatment of children, adults, or elders,
resulting in exacerbated mental and physical health, impaired quality of life, diminished
productivity, and even death (Johnson & Smith, 2023). A new study reveals that technological
innovation has facilitated new ways of abuse, and abusers are now more likely to exploit digital
surveillance, social media monitoring, and tech-assisted financial control to assert power and
control over victims (Williams et al., 2021). The introduction will give some statistical
background regarding the prevalence rates and set the structure of the paper, stressing the fact
that causes, effects, and solutions to the problem of domestic violence are intertwined and
cannot be discussed in isolation to achieve a comprehensive result.
II. Causes and Risk Factors of Domestic Violence
Individual-Level Risk Factors
The analysis of risk factors at the individual level will consider psychological, behavioral,
and demographic features that pose a person with a higher risk of being a perpetrator or victim of
