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Rebeca Camacho
Introduction
Subject
Why is it that perpetrators of domestic violence act abusively towards their partners? Was
it the way they were conditioned from a young age? Was it due to societal norms, such as the
patriarchal system? With this paper, I hope to focus on the various factors that could be leading
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to find out what may be influencing the behavior of domestic
violence offenders. The findings may then help to shape the way society handles the things that
could potentially be causing it to prevail. For example, providing conflict resolution and anger
management courses to individuals at a younger age, before they get seriously involved in
relationships, may help condition their responses to negatively stimulating situations. However,
unless we see the things that need to be changed, we cannot work towards changing them.
Main Point
The main point of this paper is to focus more on the perpetrators of domestic violence,
their past experiences, their beliefs, their environments, what they perceive to be societal
expectations, etc. In doing this, we may get a better understanding of where the violence stems
from and get a clearer understanding of how we can decrease domestic violence.
Significance
The significance of this paper is that it may provide us with a better idea of how we can
better focus the use of resources to impact the lives of individuals who may be in danger of
becoming domestic violence perpetrators and or repeat offenders. For example, working towards
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changing perceptions of gender roles (e.g., male as the king of the castle, sole provider, being
smarter, etc.) at an early age so as to remove societal pressures men could be feeling and or
finding alternatives to prisons as they have been shown to make men more violent. With an idea
of what is causing specific behaviors, we will have a better chance of changing that behavior and
this will give us a better chance of moving forward in ending of domestic violence.
Background Information
According to the National Coalition Against domestic violence, in the United States it has
been shown that nearly 20 people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner, and
1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men have been victims of [some form of] physical violence within
their lifetime.
Current Situation
The Problem
Due to a large amount of focus on the victim, we may not see underlying causes of
domestic violence and this will not allow us to deal effectively with the problem. This research
will focus on finding what things and or experiences may be influence of affect a person in
norms, etc., may be influencing the negative behavior in certain individuals that become
offenders. Yet, the focus is often on the victim instead of the offender and the offenders views
and perceptions.
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Because we never see where violence stems from, we never make changes to stop
Project Plan
A major step that I will be taking to complete this paper is doing online and library
research. I will be looking at social and behavioral science studies/books regarding my topic, and
also look at other sources of information such as government statistics and criminal justice data.
Deliverables
I plan to deliver a complete research paper at the end of this semester discussing the
Qualifications
My qualifications for doing this paper are that I am a student at the University of Texas at
El Paso that was assigned to choose a semester topic and write a paper on it, and that I have done
ways that may more effectively decrease domestic violence. The costs of this
paper will be the amount of time and effort I will be putting into it. The
violent, we can slowly but surely stop all domestic violence. Thank you for
taking the time to read through my proposal, and if you wish to contact me
number is (915)-247-1937.
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References
1. Domestic violence From a man's point of view. (2010, October 23). Retrieved January 29,
%E2%80%99s-point-of-view/
2. Statistics. (n.d.). Retrieved January 29, 2017, from http://www.ncadv.org/learn-more/statistics