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"In almost every instance, outside intervention
is needed to stop the abuse. Even if confronted by family
or friends about his need for treatment, few violators will
stay in a treatment program without a court order. In order
to change their behavior pattern, they need help to see that
violent behavior is abnormal."
Karen Burton Mains, "Abuse in the Family", David
C. Cook Publishing Co., 1987, pg. 17.
Violence is used by the perpetrator in a relationship
as a means to gain control over the victim.
"Angry Men and the Women Who Love Them, Paul
Hegstrom, Beacon Hill Press of Kansas City, 1999, Page 27.
About one-third of the men counseled for battering at
Emerge are professional men who are well respected in their
jobs and their communities. These include doctors, psychologists,
lawyers, ministers, and business executives.
(For Shelter and Beyond, Mass. Coalition of
Battered Women Service Groups, Boston, MA, 1990).
Weapons are used in 30 percent of domestic violence incidents.
(P. Claus and M. Ranel, Special Report: Family
Violence, United States Bureau of Justice Statistics, undated.
According to a report from United States Senator Barbara
Boxer on September 2, 1993, nine-tenths of all family violence
defendants are never prosecuted, and one -third of the cases
that would be considered felonies, if committed by strangers,
are filed as misdemeanors (a lesser crime).
"Angry Men and the Women Who Love Them, Paul Hegstrom,
Beacon Hill Press of Kansas City, 1999, Page 26.
All studies indicate that battering is learned behavior.
Between 60 and 80 percent of batterers grew up watching their
fathers abuse their mothers.
Battered But Not Broken, Patricia Riddle Gaddis,
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