Informative Essay Writing: Preventing Domestic Violence

Domestic Violence
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Introduction
One of vile that has lasted for ages in the society despite the fact that civilization is far established is violence and has had massive roots in the way that people interact in the community. Social order continues to be threatened by acts of violence in the society. At the heart of the society and the main building block is the family unit (Nonell, 2013). As such, all the issues that are faced at the family level also tend to out pour into the society and form part of the social ills and struggles. Domestic violence is one of the most common social ills affecting at least one woman in every three and one man in every four. With such a prevalence in the united states alone, this is indicative of the subtle significance of the topic relative to creating harmony in the society (National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, 2016). What is more is that, this is the type of violence that is met upon partners that have shared most of their adult live together and shared intimate moment together. It is estimated that more than 10 million are affected by this vice making it one of the most rampant in the American society and even across the globe.
Thesis statement: Preventing Domestic Violence is an issue because it affects neighbor or community, it affects society in numerous ways., and It affects workplace.
The Need for Intervention
To further understand the impact of the vile, it is crucial to understand the need to stop the same in the society. According to the national coalition against domestic violence, there is an estimated 20 people per minute that are abused physically by partners that they are intimate with in the united states. This then equates to 10 million persons on yearly basis. At the same time, within the population, 1 in three women has been a victim of some form of this type violence, while one in four men have been abused as well. However, what is more shocking is that, one in five women has been a victim of severe physical injuries met on them by their partners (National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, 2016). For men the figure stands at one in seven (Nonell, 2013). Almost 46.7% females in the united states have been victims of rape and 44.9% males have been victims of domestic violence by an acquaintance. Out of this, 45.4% of the females have been raped by an intimate partner while for the males the figure stands at 29%. More than 19.3 million have at one time or the other been stalked by their partners to the point where they feel unsafe, while 5.1% of males have also been stalked. There is also an element of homicides associated with the violence, where more than 72% of all murders are associated with an intimate partner. What is more important is the fact that 94% of the victims are females. More importantly is the fact that the violence also has some subtle economic impact on the victims. It is estimated that victims may lose 8 million days of paid work every year. While the cost of the violence is estimated at $8.3 billion every year. This is with reference to the number of people that are murdered while working and providing for their families and the impact that it has on the society (National Coalition Against Dome...