Marjorie Benton

Psychology of Trauma

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Interview someone who was traumatized through intimate partner violence (domestic violence). In your 2-page report discuss their coping techniques or what methods were used in their recovery or if they didn’t recover, where they are at right now and discuss why they are struggling to recover. Mention what treatment options you would consider as a therapist, to aid their recovery.

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One approach that helped my interviewee, Mary, used to recover from the psychological trauma was social support. Mary got social support from a community group where other victims in her neighborhood convene. The founder of the group, who was also a victim, started the initiative to help other women who needed a place they could vent their traumatic experiences. Through sharing, Mary felt she was not alone, which gave her the courage to face her fears. Also, with the support she got from her family members, this made it easy for Mary to be open-minded when communicating and expressing her feelings when happy or sad. Although she disclosed having self-deception, which is a harmful coping method, the advice she got about accepting what had happened helped Mary. In the process, my interviewee discovered the importance of engaging in activities that kept her occupied, such as jogging, volunteering in community activities, and watching comic movies that kept her happy. These activities were quite resourceful because Mary got to work on her physical fitness and learned the importance of being around people who helped her have emotional stability.

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Psychology of Trauma

Marjorie Benton

Domestic or family violence laws of the jurisdiction

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Crimes involving domestic violence include both, “… felony or misdemeanor crimes committed by a current or former spouse or intimate partner of the victim, by a person with whom the victim shares a child in common, by a person who is cohabitating with or has cohabitated with the victim as a spouse or intimate partner, by a person similarly situated to a spouse of the victim under the domestic or family violence laws of the jurisdiction receiving grant monies, or by any other person against an adult or youth victim who is protected from that person’s acts under the domestic or family violence laws of the jurisdiction.” (Department of Justice, 2020)

To prosecute these offenses, many prosecutors’ offices have specially trained staff to address the unique challenges raised in prosecuting domestic violence cases such as property disputes, child support and custody issues.

Notwithstanding the existence of special units within law enforcement and prosecutors’ offices, there is debate among advocates of domestic violence survivors as to whether the response from government is sufficient to address the complexities of these cases.

In the attached article, Redefining the State’s Response to Domestic Violence: Past Victories and Future Challenges, Prof. Epstein suggests that crucial challenges exist in the state’s response to domestic violence cases. Specifically, “…efforts to increase state responsiveness resulted in an “overcriminalization” of domestic violence, with an almost automatic initiation of criminal prosecution occurring regardless of the needs and desires of the victim and her family?” (Epstein, 1999).

Do you agree with the author that the state’s response has resulted in an overcriminalization of domestic violence cases and why or why not? Do you agree that statutes terminating the discretion of the responding police officers in favor of “mandatory arrest laws” are a proper response to domestic violence cases and why or why not? Do you find that “no drop” policies in prosecutor’s offices is an appropriate response to handling domestic violence cases, notwithstanding a victim’s desire to no longer proceed with the case- why or why not?

https://learn.umgc.edu/content/enforced/719363-001415-01-2228-OL1-6381/Redefining%20the%20States%20Response%20to%20Domestic%20Violence_%20Past%20Victor.pdf?_&d2lSessionVal=zDWs06JX5Qfa1RJpk4DlaHw7o

Requirements: 2 pages

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No-drop policies state that, in domestic violence cases, the state charges the abuser, not the victim. Therefore, the prosecutor controls the prosecution, and the victim can not decide to drop the case. In such a case, my answer is that, Yes, “no drop” policies in prosecutors’ offices are the appropriate response to handling domestic violence cases. Based on the survey response above from the National Domestic Violence Hotline, these are the exact reason why there needs to be “no drop” policies. A partner may decide to drop their charges because of fear, or they are being threatened. They also may also drop the charges due to the fear that they may lose their significant other after being prosecuted. Nevertheless, domestic violence still happens (Epstein, 1999).

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Domestic or family violence laws of the jurisdiction