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	Spousal abuse - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Spousal abuse is a specific form of domestic violence where physical or sexual abuse is perpetuated by one spouse upon another.
		Men tend not to report spousal abuse at the same rate as women; partly because they diminish the impact themselves and partly because society, media, police and courts also tend to diminish its impact.
		He was a victim of Clergy abuse in his homeland, Ireland and fled to Germany in his early twenties.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Spousal_abuse (438 words)

	POLICY : Family Violence : Spousal Abuse Policies and Legislation - Final Report of the Ad Hoc ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The impact of violence on the lives of spousal abuse victims is significant: 28 percent of spousal abuse victims reported in the 1999 GSS that they had sustained a physical or mental condition or problem that affected their daily activities (versus 21 percent of the population who were not victims) (p.
		While most spousal abuse victims are very supportive of a pro-charging policy, primarily because it serves to stop the violence at least in the immediate instance, many victims have expressed a desire for a more flexible prosecution policy that better addresses the needs and realities of victims and their families.
		The Working Group recommends the retention of the current pro-prosecution policies for spousal abuse. In this regard, the current test should continue to apply, namely, that spousal abuse cases should be prosecuted where, based on all of the evidence, there is a reasonable prospect of conviction and it is in the public interest to prosecute.
	canada.justice.gc.ca /en/ps/fm/reports/spousal.html (6399 words)

	Spousal Abuse - WebGuru (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Spousal abuse will often include physical aspects, but that is not the only form of spousal abuse: financial, emotional and sexual abuse can all be aspects of spousal abuse.
		One of the sadder facts about spousal abuse is that the pattern of abuse/contrition/’honeymoon often leaves the victim convinced that not only does the abuser truly love her, but that somehow the abuse is all the victim’s fault.
		I mention this not to defend the abuse, just to give any would-be rescuer an indication of the hurdles that will be faced in trying to assist a victim of spousal abuse.
	www.webguru.com /spousal-abuse.htm (750 words)

	Spousal abuse (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Spousal abuse is the term applied to physical or sexual abuse perpetuated by one spouse upon another.
		There are separate legalities and punishments applied to such a crime as opposed to random assault or assaults of another nature.
		Abuse is generally prompted by anger, and vented in harsh and unseemly words.
	www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Spousal_abuse.html (393 words)

	abuse of spouses - psychological self-help
		Abuse should not happen but no treatment is a sure cure, probably we don't even have a good cure.
		Some women assume abuse is their lot as a woman, this is an expected part of life.
		Since the abuse victim is unable to defend herself or escape, it is crucial that the community provide help and protection.
	mentalhelp.net /psyhelp/chap7/chap7i.htm (2706 words)

	SPOUSAL ABUSE FACT SHEET: Family Violence : Department of Justice (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Spousal abuse may happen at any time during a relationship, including while it is breaking down, or after it has ended.
		Spousal abuse is a complex problem, and there are may be many different contributing factors - at the individual, relationship and societal level.
		This may be the result of efforts to reduce the stigma of spousal abuse, increase public awareness, improve training for police and other criminal justice personnel, increase the availability of police- and court-related victim support services, and increase public confidence in the criminal justice system's ability to deal with cases of spouse abuse effectively.
	canada.justice.gc.ca /en/ps/fm/spouseafs.html (4321 words)

	Same-Sex Partner Abuse
		Abuse in relationships is any behavior or pattern of behavior used to coerce, dominate or isolate the other partner.
		Abuse is always the responsibility of the abuser and is always a choice.
		Shelters for abused women may not be sensitive to same-sex abuse (theoretically, shelters are open to all women and therefore, a same-sex victim may not feel safe as her abuser may also have access to the shelter).
	www.womanabuseprevention.com /html/same-sex_partner_abuse.html (1797 words)

	Domestic Violence and Abuse: Types, Signs, Symptoms, Causes, and Effects
		A common pattern of domestic abuse is that the perpetrator alternates between violent, abusive behavior and apologetic behavior with apparently heartfelt promises to change.
		The divisions between these types of domestic abuse are somewhat fluid, but there is a strong differentiation between the various forms of physical abuse and the various types of verbal or nonverbal abuse.
		Physical abuse is the use of physical force against another person in a way that ends up injuring the person, or puts the person at risk of being injured.
	www.helpguide.org /mental/spousal_abuse.htm (3820 words)

	Domestic Abuse
		Spousal - or domestic - abuse is not a single form of maltreatment.
		Victims of abuse in all its forms - verbal, emotional, financial, physical, and sexual - are often disorientated.
		Repeated abuse has long-lasting, pernicious and traumatic effects such as panic attacks, hypervigilance, sleep disturbances, flashbacks (intrusive memories), suicidal ideation, and psychosomatic symptoms.
	www.suite101.com /welcome.cfm/spousal_domestic_abuse (365 words)

	Gift From Within - Article: "Understanding the Victims of Spousal Abuse"
		And those who have no personal experience as a victim of spousal abuse, those who read to understand and to help, might begin by recalling a time of intimidation by a larger person, perhaps in childhood, when you dared not fight, when you felt small and hurt and humiliated.
		It is insulting to victims of abuse to suggest that the abuse is desired.
		A common long term consequence of abuse is an interpersonal and intrapersonal condition that includes depression, rejection sensitivity, anger and difficulty with trust.
	www.giftfromwithin.org /html/spousal.html (2629 words)

	Drinking and spousal abuse by male US Army soldiers
		Findings indicate that soldiers who drink heavily are more likely to abuse their spouses both when they are and when they are not drinking alcohol; heavy drinking is also associated with subsequent episodes of spouse abuse even when drinking habits are measured years prior to the event.
		Researchers also found that heavy drinking is associated with subsequent episodes of spousal abuse even when drinking habits are measured years prior to the event.
		Second, alcohol use is related to increased risk for spousal abuse when neither the perpetrator nor the victim has been drinking, and this is true even when alcohol-use habits are measured years before the event.
	www.eurekalert.org /pub_releases/2004-12/ace-das120504.php (1128 words)

	Spousal Abuse
		SPOUSAL ABUSE Rationale Abstract: This paper examines the reasons why males are physically abusive against their spouses.
		Males abuse this power they are granted in the form of physical abuse in their intimate relationships.
		Spousal abuse is on the rise in many families and if professionals were able to determine all causes, prevention would also be on the rise.
	www.radessays.com /link.php?site=re&aff=r2c2&dest=viewpaper.php?request=6075 (250 words)

	Justice Department
		Spousal abuse is the deliberate attempt by a partner in an intimate relationship to control or intimidate the other partner.
		Psychological abuse can include threats, constant criticism and put downs, control of activities, humiliation, name calling, screaming at a person, ignoring a person, control of money, stalking, damaging property, threatening to have someone deported, and reading another person's mail.
		Abuse almost always occurs in private so that it is hard to detect.
	www.gov.ns.ca /just/spousalAbuse.htm (633 words)

	Domestic Violence Defense Lawyer Spousal Abuse Attorney San Jose Bay Area Law Firm DUI (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		While spousal abuse is always troubling, what is more disturbing are the people falsely charged with domestic abuse. Hinkle, Jachimowicz, Pointer and Mayron is a San Jose criminal defense law firm that represents people against false allegations of domestic violence, including spousal abuse and child abuse.
		District attorneys often pursue spousal abuse cases even when the alleged victim admits that they lied about the abuse, or the police exaggerated their complaints.
		If you have been arrested for spousal abuse or a related offense such as battery, assault, criminal threats, threatening phone calls, damaged phone lines, or intimidating a witness or victim, you need a local law firm with the experience to expertise to defend you.
	www.hjpmlaw.com /PracticeAreas/SpousalAbuse.asp (349 words)

	The Spouse/Mate/Partner of the Narcissist
		Narcissists are masters of abusing surreptitiously ("ambient abuse").
		The narcissist was conditioned – from an early age of abuse and trauma – to expect the unexpected.
		The narcissist does not hesitate to abuse the information he gleaned, regardless of its intimate nature or the circumstances in which he obtained it.
	samvak.tripod.com /faq6.html (2963 words)

	The Smoking Gun: Archive
		Despite snakes, monsoons, and food-stealing monkeys, the beach where CBS's "Survivor: Thailand" was filmed may have been safer than the California home of one of the reality TV show's final four contestants.
		That's because the wife of castaway Brian Heidik was arrested last month and charged with spousal abuse.
		Heidik, whose trial is scheduled for December 16, faces a maximum of a year in jail if she's convicted of the misdemeanor corporal injury to spouse charge.
	www.thesmokinggun.com /archive/heidikabuse1.html (257 words)

	California Domestic Violence Lawyers - Orange County Criminal Defense Attorneys - California Spousal Abuse Lawyer - Law ...
		Among those charged with abuse are innocent men and women who are falsely accused of spousal abuse.
		Spousal abuse punishments in California are stiff and may include fines, probations, anger management counseling and even a jail sentence.
		California Spousal Abuse Lawyers Disclaimer: The domestic violence, spousal abuse, wife abuse, abusive behavior, felony, misdemeanor, criminal defense or other legal defense information presented at this site should not be construed to be formal legal advice, nor the formation of a lawyer or attorney client relationship.
	www.californiadomesticviolencelawyers.com /spouse.shtml (626 words)

	Misc/spousal abuse of men
		And that kind of abuse, over the long run, will only work against the best interests of the victims of domestic violence -- and undermine efforts to deal with its consequences.
		That may be correct, but it's doubtful that it would account for the enormous difference between a handful of domestic violence cases a month and the claim that such cases account for 50 percent of all women's emergency room admissions.
		The article, which quoted Justice Department sources, reported that women who kill their husbands were acquitted in 12.9 percent of the cases, while husbands who kill their wives were acquitted only 1.4 percent of the time.
	www.tafkac.org /misc/spousal_abuse_of_men.html (2077 words)

	Domestic Violence: Spousal Abuse - Marriage
		The recent arrest of a man who allegedly murdered his young pregnant girlfriend,(who was also the mother of a small child), compelled me to re-run this article on spousal abuse.
		Domestic violence, spousal abuse are almost always precursors to murder.
		A form of abuse, that until recently was never discussed because there were no visible signs, is emotional abuse.
	www.bellaonline.com /articles/art29945.asp (852 words)

	Domestic violence toward women: Recognize the patterns and seek help - MayoClinic.com
		Domestic abuse can happen to anyone, regardless of age, economic status, race and educational background.
		In fact, the Department of Health and Human Services estimates that as many as 4 million women suffer abuse from their husbands, ex-husbands, boyfriends or intimate partners in the United States each year.
		Denies that the abuse occurs and shifts responsibility for the abusive behavior onto you.
	www.mayoclinic.com /health/domestic-violence/WO00044 (1517 words)

	signs of spousal abuse, abusive relationship, myths, facts, Gauthier
		Was physically, sexually or emotionally abused as a child or witnessed spouse abuse.
		Rapists, child molesters and men who sexually abuse or rape their wives often have an abundance of pornographic literature, photographs, magazines, or videos.
		Refuses platonic relationship if dating, uses "playful" force in sex, uses sulking or anger to manipulate you into having sex, coerces or forces you to have sex or hurts you during sex, demands sex when you're scared, ill, tired or starts to have sex when you're asleep, drunk, or unable to give consent.
	www.ny-divorce-attorney.com /spousalabuse.html (1785 words)

	Adult Protective Services (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Tennessee Department of Human Services, Adult Protective Services staff investigate reports of abuse, neglect (including self-neglect) or financial exploitation of adults who are unable to protect themselves due to a physical or mental limitation.
		APS may assist an adult in any living arrangement including nursing homes, group homes, their own homes, homes of relatives or friends, etc. The exception is residents of state operated institutions for individuals with mental illness or developmental disabilities.
		Abuse (physical, sexual, and emotional) generally involves more extreme forms of harm to the adult, including the infliction of pain, injury, mental anguish, unreasonable confinement, or other cruel treatment.
	www.state.tn.us /humanserv/adpro.htm (723 words)

	NCPA - Crime & Gun Control - Rethinking Spousal Abuse Laws (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Some legal experts are warning that spousal abuse laws are having unintended consequences.
		Moreover, research shows that spousal abuse is far less common than activists for battered women contend.
		About ten times as many women are injured in auto accidents as are victims of spousal abuse.
	www.ncpa.org /pi/crime/jan98f.html (342 words)

	Spousal abuse (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The term was coined the late 1970 's when such crimes were given wider in society.
		There are separate legalities and applied to such a crime as opposed to random assault or assaults of another nature.
		To learn more about how to yourself from spousal abuse or your rights RAINN by visiting www.rainn.org.
	www.freeglossary.com /Spousal_abuse (392 words)

	California Domestic Violence Attorney - Los Angeles Spousal Abuse Lawyer- Felony Assault Lawyers - Takakjian, Sowers & ...
		I was arrested for Spousal Abuse but my wife was upset and says that she made a mistake when she called the police.
		A victim of domestic violence or spousal abuse often attempts to recant the statement they made to police in order to have the wife abuse, husband abuse, or partner abuse charges dropped against an abusive partner.
		The Domestic Violence, Spousal Abuse, wife abuse, husband abuse, child abuse, elder abuse, assault and battery, batterers, or other legal defense information presented at this site should not be construed to be formal legal advice nor the formation of a lawyer or attorney client relationship.
	www.attorney-criminal-dui.com /domestic-violence.htm (1755 words)

	Library
		In nearly half of those fami lies, the abuse was mutual (i.e., both spouses had committed a violent act).
		Of the remaining couples, the husband alone was violent in 27.7% of the cases, while the wife alone was violent in 22.7%.
		A study released by the Institute for the Prevention of Child Abuse (I.P.C.A.) found 42% of reported cases of abuse in Ontario to be unfounded.
	www.canadian.net /~fact/fact/library.htm (4095 words)

	OAIM Spousal Abuse
		When we refer to spousal abuse, we are not taking about burning the dinner or not taking the trash out one night.
		Although emotional and mental abuse is very damaging as well, the process described above is not an option.
		If the abuse is mental, emotional or verbal, there are many things the woman can do to help him begin to confront the truth in his life.
	www.oaim.org /spousalabuse.html (946 words)

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