Family violence is considered a gendered crime

Running head: FAMILY VIOLENCE
FAMILY VIOLENCE
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Answer to Question 1:
The statement "Family violence is considered a gendered crime" is a very deep statement
referring to gender inequality. Gendered crimes are specific crimes committed against people
irrespective of their gender as a result of their gender roles that are socially constructed. These
crimes are not only related to sexual violence but can also include non-sexual attacks on both
women and men. Family violence is one such instance that depicts the instances of coercive,
threatening and controlling behavior and abuses in the form of physical, psychological, financial
and sexual nature. Violence in most cases is directed towards women, who are affected
disproportionately and hence it is a gendered crime (Freiburger & Romain, 2018).
The family element refers to people who are very closely related to each other and family
abuses take place mostly from the age of 16 and above. In most situations, it has been observed
that percentage of family violence in greater in the case of women as compared to men. The most
shocking fact is that women experience sexual assault almost five times more than men. There
are many cases of women's injuries and hospitalization because of abuses by partners. Children
are also being abused by narcissist parents and in that case, also graphs are higher for the
women. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, one out of every four women
experiences emotional abuse by their partners since the age of 15 (ABS.gov.au, 2017). Around
85% of women in Australia are harassed sexually (Humanrights.gov.au, 2020). This states that
family violence is not of course gender neutral and it is a gendered crime.
Answer to Question 2
To answer the question, it is first important to know about the myths of domestic
violence. Several researchers have done since the 1970s focused on increasing family violence