Do people who commit domestic violence get the punishment they deserve?

Question

I have to do a research paper on domestic violence and am trying to get some other views. Do people who commit domestic violence get the punishment they deserve or is it just a slap on the wrist?

what do you do when anger management classes dont work. what about restraining orders that have been violated.

Ok Me, what about if the person has already been charged once before and does it again. No matter how severe the crime.

Flafuncops- yes there are things that can be put in place to keep the perp from attacking the victim again(restaining orders) but that is just a piece of paper. does it hold much weight?

Why is it that a person has to be a repeat offender to get a severe punishment?

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Answer 1

I do not believe they get the punishment they deserve in most cases. This is partly the victim's fault for not reporting and/or dropping charges, and partly the system's fault for allowing violence within the confines of a relationship to cloud the issue of violence in general. Battery is battery, whether it's a mugger or your spouse. I pray that someday we as a society figure that out and punish accordingly.

Answer 2

In the state of Florida domestic violence laws have changed drastically over the years.
The penalties can be severe for repeat offenders with actual prison and jail time administered for violent offenders.
The problem with male on female violence is that the woman as a general rule later do not cooperate, refuse to testify and do anything to get the guy back. The State of Florida made laws so that they can in effect still charge a person even if the victim refuses to testify but these cases generally go no where. I have studied this phenomena for a long time and I can never figure it out. Why would anyone want to stay with someone that abuses them, beats them, treats them terribly day after day. I know there are in depth psychological issues at hand but...sorry I am so sympathetic but I don't get it.
In cases of severe violence though where your victim cooperates the defendant is looking at potential jail time, counseling, stay away (restraining orders) and other repercussions.
I hope this helps!!

Answer 3

Domestic Violence is not a crime. It is a definition attached to a crime that alters how the crime is prosecuted and sentenced.

For example, if you were having a big shouting match with your spouse and your neighbor called the police. If you were in a mandatory arrest state one spouse (by default the man) will be arrested for disorderly conduct per domestic violence.
In this case you can probably see that there really is not crime but there still is a charge with DV attatched to it. This would probably result in only a minor fine or a dismissal.

If the police were called because one spouse hit the other with a baseball bat then the charge would be Assault with a dangerous weapon per domestic violence. In this case it would change the way the state handled the case. As a DV the state could press charges on behalf of the victim even if they refuse to press charges. (Not true in a non-DV case). Also, an assault DV charge falls under the Lautenberg amendment and the perpetrating spouse would never be allowed to possess a firearm again.

There is actually a lot to how a DV charge works within the system. So, to answer your question. DV is charged in proportionality to the crime committed because it is an adjunct to the criminal charge itself.

Answer 4

Anyone watch America's Most Wanted? There are guys on there almost all the time who ignored restraining orders and even broke into the home of a person they wanted to get at. Sometimes they just beat them senseless, sometimes they kill them. But even if they were put behind bars for what.....maybe 18 months, big deal because when they get out they are out with a vengeance. I really don't know how to stop them from re-committing the same violence. If you had the money, you could move and the further the better.

Answer 5

Generally, no. But it ususally depends on the cooperation of the victim. VERY OFTEN, by the time court comes around several weeks-to months after the offense occurred... victim and actor have kissed and made up and getting the victim to cooperate with prosecution is difficult. This is VERY frustrating to police officers, which is one reason they dread domestic violence calls (also becuase they are dangerous). Things vary state to state but a restraining order/protection order gives police more power to arrest on view (rather than file charges) for more minor actions....

Answer 6

That is a very broad question because there are various degrees of violence possible so the penalties can greatly vary. In relation to other violent crimes, the sentences are harsher because society deems domestic violence to be a intimately violent offense and has evolved into somewhat of an epidemic.

Answer 7

The reason first time offenders are not severly punished is that it has become standard practice for women to file false Domestic violence charges in order to get thier husbands out of the house.

Answer 8

There's an old saying "Only the cuckoo will shi- in her own nest." That's how stupid domestic violence is. The perpetrators are folks with tortured souls already. That doesn't excuse their behavior, but simply incarcerating them for a proscribed period is no solution. They need to break the chain of addiction. Violence is addicting. More so than any drug. Until such time as society takes a more enlightened approach to what actually addresses this issue, rather than placing them all in an even more violent place ( jail) it looks grim.

Answer 9

I don't think they get what they deserve. Usually a few days in jail or probation and some fines. Sometimes they have to take anger management classes. I think that because it is still a relationship the courts are dealing with that they go easier on them, but I think that it is still battery or assault.

Answer 10

Well I do know for a fact that part of the problem is caused by the women. If they chose to leave their man while he was beating her in the first place, much of the problems would be solved. But no the women are stupid and chose to stay with the guy because they "love him"