Criminology and Criminal Justice Major

Running head: CRIMINOLOGY
CRIMINOLOGY
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CRIMINOLOGY1
Proposed Title: The effects of Domestic Violence among the Intimate
Partners
Thesis Statement: Intimate Partner Violence is the act of violence by a current or former
partner or spouse in any kind of intimate relation. Although intimate partner violence is
significant yet it is claimed to be preventable. The paper will discuss about the validity of the
claim. The theories associated with such violent and abusive behaviours among the partners
would also be discussed.
Introduction
Topic sentence: What is intimate partner violence?
Research evidence: Intimate partner violence can be defined as the act of physical violence
which include violence that is sexual in nature, psychological harm or stalking done by the
former or current spouse or partner of the victim with whom an intimate relationship exists
(Devries et al., 2013).
Prevalence in Australia
Topic sentence: The prevalence and consequences of intimate partner violence in Australia
Research evidence: The prevalence and consequences of domestic violence cannot be
considered to be a new occurrence. However, the growing recognition of the fact that the
conducts of domestic violence are not isolated but are rather behavioural patterns that are
violating towards the rights of people and in furtherance limit the participation of the
individuals in the society and is damaging to the health of the people, is considered as new
(García-Moreno et al, 2013).
In Australia intimate partner violence is most often than not can be seen as going unreported
and therefore the true extent of this problem is not known (Aph.gov.au, 2019).
Sociological theories
Topic sentence: According to the sociological theories violent behaviour has been explained
as structural functions of the society.