What do you think is the reason for the recent 50% drop in domestic violence cases?

Question

Personally, I see it as a good thing that domestic violence has fallen by half, but it has been falling for the last 20-years. The most significant change from the improved training of police officers, as a result of the Violence Against Women Act, that has driven down the rates, is the major increase in the arrest of women for domestic violence. Check arrest reports, and especially talk to any female police officer, and you will find that almost 40% of DV arrests are women, with the majority by female officers. That, in and of itself, is significant, in that female officers make up only 13% of police forces. I hope they keep up the good work and that the Associations for Female Police Officers & Women in Law Enforcement will push to mandate female officers be at least on of the responding officers on all domestic disturbance calls.

Check any study on domestic violence, but look at the data charts instead of just reading the summary and you find that men are the victims in 39% of the cases.

The story is reprinted from the Washington Post. As for the rest, search under DV against men. I've worked with the male victims for 18 years.
http://www.abs-comptech.com/domestic.html

A good study is Murder in Families by the US Justice Dept. What's the most common factor found in women you batter men? They account for 55% of fatal child abuse, on their own childrem, compared to that committed by anyone. Fathers are 8%, stepmothers/girlfriends are 9% & stepfathers/boyfriends are 10%. Numbers don't change when custody arrangements are taken into account.

To learn how men can be victims, rent the movie MEN DON'T TELL. Also, talk to any female police officer. The most common form of battery against men is with a frying pan while he is watching TV or sleeping. Wxamples of it are seen all the time in comedies and in comic strips.

Yes, I was a victim once, of a thrown pot of coffee, but my wife had developed Bipolar disease. I sent her away 2 years ago and treatment has helped her. The only reason I don't bring her back now is that she is being sued for injuries she caused someone else, and if I bring her back, they can add my income to the lawsuit, taking everything I own. We have to wait until it is settled.

Of interest, I just took home a young woman from the KCKS jail. She was arrested on a DV involving 2 broken wine bottles. Neither had been drinking. The argument was over her being 2 hours late getting home from a movie with friends. She didn't call to say she was running late. There is a baby and the arresting officer was female. I offered to help them get into counseling.

Answer 1

DV rates for women are not going down. You site rates for men? they are rising because a few of them are learning to speak up.

p.s. awfully white of you, all your research, and offers of "help". Keep trying, K? 'cause we need guys like you to misread the figures and then muck about trying to help.

Answer 2

Yes, you are correct. Domestic violence seems to be sharply down. Your other statistics, about violence against men are way off. Why Do you always push this agenda of violence against men? Were you an abused man? I could understand that, I guess, though my initial response would not be favorable. I am a man and it is inconceivable to me that a man could be victim to domestic violence. You may have been said victim, but why make up statistics in your presentation of case? The real reason that rates are down is multivariate. From shelters, to education, to police work, etc.. It has nothing do do with you purported rise in female arrest rates for domestic violence. How could a rise ever lead to a downturn?? You have hoisted yourself on your own petard.

PS Went to your site. Most of the clicks on returned " no URL found ". The reading I did there did not impress me. Much talk little data. You need to do better than that. I think female assault is a non issue. you need to have a better empirical submission to impress me. Remember; I am very rarely impressed with social science data.

PS Good evolutionary reasons for women killing children, ultimate reasons that is. Quite common in our evolutionary history and not the first evolutionary strategy to be misapprehended.

PS When I talk to female police officers they do not tell me any such thing. They just tell me how they defuse violent situations with a bit of femininity and a lot of brain. They try to avoid scuffles with suspects that can outweigh then significantly.

Answer 3

This does not make sense. Who witnessed the alleged abuse? The neighbors? What did they see? Yelling? This is something that may cause the police to follow-up and take statements. You can't drop charges unless you made a statement or caused a police officer to believe some form of abuse took place. To answer your question, you have no direct control over a criminal prosecution. That is up for the DA for a felony or the city attorney for a misdemeanor. There are many prosecutors that believe in going forward with abuse cases even when the complaining witness does not want to proceed.

Answer 4

At my age it seems that female officers need re-training in practically every state. Some are hostile at the fact that a woman is married and or living with a man and takes her hostilities out on her in the same manner male officers one did!

A woman is no physical match for a man regardless of her size. Self defense is not against the law. Since Domestic Violence laws have changed, men are less likely to "control" women and abuse their children anymore, because they know they will be going to jail.

Others of the male species, are subtle using psychological abuse and attempt to make the woman appear out of control when she starts hollering at him to leave her alone, especially if she is being cornered and threatened by someone stronger and larger than herself.. When that woman finally has had enough and the money and resolve to leave, she is out of his life for good. Often times these women are separated from family, friends and other support factors.

Answer 5

The punishment is a real big part of it and it
hurts everyone around them. The laws are much stricter then they were before and
a lot of people just get away from the person or persons that cause the domestic violence.

Answer 6

Maybe the reason is they know they'll get time & no one is putting up with any violence againest men or women cause they both abuse one another at some time or another & they don't like the fact of everyone finding out what type of person they are

Answer 7

The reason domestic violence is dropping is because after seeing our mothers get their behinds kick or teeth knocked out for no reason, women of this day and age are not going to go down without a fight. If you think you are man enough to kick butt then you will be man enough to get your butt kicked. Let your statistics and graphs say what they want, women are stronger, more independent and more likely now to fight back. Yes there are more female officers, and my oldest daughter is one of them, and we discuss the stories of how "he hit me and I stabbed him". Yes my father was abusive and my mother was abused, but there will be snow ball fights in hell, when either I or one of my daughters is a victim of domestic abuse. It sounds harsh and self centered, but let it sound as it is, it won't happen and it is a dying crime.

Answer 8

it's either women have become braver and are reporting these cases and the men are getting sick of being jailed, or the women are too scared to say anything(which i hope isn't the case)

Answer 9

Its sex offenders, their percentage has gone waaay up than 20 years ago. Men And women.

Answer 10

Is this question based on facts? Where are you getting your information? I am baffled by the thought that you actually believe that domestic violence rates are down by 50%. I would ask in which household you are referring to, but I am afraid that you really would think I do not understand the true nature of this question.

Sigh...
I'd like to learn where you heard such statistics and what makes you think they are true?