The Complex of Factors of Family (Domestic) Violence

Аннотация

Family violence, often referred to as domestic violence, is a multifaceted issue influenced by a complex interplay of individual, relational, societal, and cultural factors. This article aims to explore these various determinants, highlighting how they contribute to the prevalence and perpetuation of domestic violence. The findings underscore the necessity for a comprehensive approach to prevention and intervention strategies that address underlying causes, promote healthy relationships, and foster societal change. Keywords: Family violence, domestic violence, factors, prevention, intervention, societal change. Introduction: Domestic violence is a pervasive issue b) at the individual couple or family level: that transcends socioeconomic, cultural, and male control over family well-being and decision- geographic boundaries. According to the World Health making in the family; Organization, approximately one in three women history of family conflict; globally has experienced physical or sexual violence from an intimate partner. Understanding the complex significant differences between individuals in factors that contribute to family violence is essential for economic, educational, and employment status; developing effective prevention and intervention c) at the societal level: women’s isolation and lack of strategies. This paper examine examines individual, social support; relational, societal, and cultural factors that influence a society with attitudes that allow and legitimize domestic violence, ultimately aiming to provide violence perpetrated by men; insights into effective policy and practice. high levels of social and economic deprivation, International research has identified risk factors for including poverty; domestic violence at national, community and d) at the community level: gender roles that perpetuate individual levels. The report of the United Nations male dominance and female subordination; Secretary-General to the 61st session of the UN General Assembly provides the most comprehensive Tolerating domestic violence as a means of resolving analysis of risk factors for domestic violence. These conflicts; factors are presented at the “individual, family, e) at the state level: insufficient laws and strategies to community, societal and state levels”. They are prevent and punish family (domestic) violence; integrated into a single model and include: limited awareness and sensitivity of law enforcement a) at the individual level: young people; history of agencies, courts, and social services. sexual violence in the family during childhood; The causes of crimes at the general social level, which monitoring domestic violence between spouses; are based on objective social contradictions in the life frequent use of alcohol and drugs; of society, are identified and described in detail at the sub-group level, affecting the formation of intra-group low education and economic status; relations, group-level factors. As can be seen, this is a Membership in restricted and prohibited communities. complex of general social causes, which is a clear The factors presented are related to victims and desocialization of the individual (as in schizophrenia or survivors of domestic violence; other severe mental illnesses, gradual withdrawal from International Journal of Law And Criminology 29 https://theusajournals.com/index.php/ijlc International Journal of Law And Criminology (ISSN: 2771-2214) social contacts and interpersonal communication). At level (for example, social institutions) is also low. One the general social level, the conflicts that give rise to of the problems is the complexity and lack of domestic violence crimes are related to various integration of the efforts of all preventive work subjects criminogenic factors of the macrostructure that in implementing preventive programs. This problem is determine illegal behavior. These include: manifested in the fact that in a number of regions some of these subjects do not fulfill their duties in - confrontations between social groups based on implementing preventive measures or are passive in different goals, worldviews, and wealth; implementing them. All branches of state power: the - contradictions in the claims of superiority lack of an integrated approach and coordination of between men and women in the institution of the efforts of regional and local authorities, the rights and family; contradictions of sexual morality; guarantees of citizens, the low effectiveness of laws in contradictions between women’s professional and the fight against crime, the imperfection of law family roles. enforcement practice do not allow the maximum The influence of the state on the weakening or implementation of the functions of preventing crimes strengthening of the family institution has a dominant of family (domestic) violence at the modern level. influence at certain stages of historical development. Despite the reforms being implemented, many tools The industrial typ