Myths And Facts About Domestic Violence
MYTH 1
Domestic violence does not affect many people.
FACTS
- A woman is beaten every 15 seconds. (Bureau of Justice Statistics,
Report to the nation on Crime and Justice. The Data. Washington DC Office
of Justice Program, US Dept. of Justice. Oct 1983)
- Domestic violence is the leading cause of injury to women
between ages 15 and 44 in the united States - more than car accidents, muggings,
and rapes combined. (Uniform Crime Reports, Federal Bureau of Investigation,
1991)
- Battered women are more likely to suffer miscarriages and
to give birth to babies with low birth weights. (Surgeon General, United States,
1992)
MYTH 2
Battering is only a momentary loss of temper.
FACTS
- Battering is the establishment of control and fear in a relationship
through violence and other forms of abuse. The batterer uses acts of violence
and a series of behaviors, including intimidation, threats, psychological
abuse, isolation, etc. to coerce and to control the other person. The violence
may not happen often, but it remains as a hidden (and constant) terrorizing
factor. (Uniform Crime Reports, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1990)
- "One in five women victimized by their spouses or ex-spouses
report they had been victimized over and over again by the same person." (The
Basics of Batterer Treatment, Common Purpose, Inc., Jamaica Plain, MA)
MYTH 3
Domestic violence only occurs in poor, urban areas.
FACTS
- Women of all cultures, races, occupations, income levels,
and ages are battered - by husbands, boyfriends, lovers and partners. (Surgeon
General Antonia Novello, as quoted in Domestic Violence: Battered Women, publication
of the Reference Department of the Cambridge Public Library, Cambridge, MA)
- "Approximately one-third of the men counseled (for battering)
at Emerge are professional men who are well respected in their jobs and their
communities. these have included doctors, psychologists, lawyers, ministers,
and business executives. (For Shelter and Beyond, Massachusetts Coalition
of Battered Women Service Groups, Boston, MA 1990)
MYTH 4
Domestic violence is just a push, slap or punch -
it does not produce serious injuries.
FACTS
- Battered women are often severely
injured - 22 to 35 percent of women who visit medical emergency rooms are
there for injuries related to ongoing partner abuse. (David Adams, "Identifying
the Assaultive Husband in Court: You be the Judge." Boston Bar Journal, 33-4,
July/August 1989)
- One in four pregnant women have a history of partner violence.
(Journal of the American Medical Association, 1992)
MYTH 5
It is easy for battered women to leave their abuser.
FACTS
- Women who leave their batterers are at a 75% greater risk
of being killed by the batterer than those who stay. (Barbara Hart, National
Coalition Against Domestic Violence, 1988)
- Nationally, 50 percent of all homeless women and children
are on the streets because of violence in the home. (Senator Joseph Biden,
U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Violence Against Women: Victims of
the System, 1991)
- There are nearly three times as many animal shelters in the
United States as there are shelters for battered women and their children.
(Senate Judiciary Hearings, Violence Against Women Act, 1990).
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