Literature Review: Domestic Violence Intervention and Treatment

This literature review examines the influence of historical and theoretical factors on domestic violence intervention and treatment options. The paper analyzes various scholarly articles, exploring how these factors impact the understanding and management of domestic violence. It discusses the perspectives of multiple authors, including Al’Uqdah, Maxwell, & Hill (2016), Baird, Gregory, & Johnson (2011), Rakovec-Felser (2014), Turchik, Hebenstreit, & Judson (2016), Pinchevsky (2017), and Lauch, Hart, & Bresler (2017), who offer insights into the causes, risk factors, and treatment approaches for both victims and perpetrators. The review covers the impact of psychological, biological, sociological, and feminist theories on intervention strategies, highlighting the importance of considering gender, social structures, and individual behaviors in addressing domestic violence. The review concludes by emphasizing that domestic violence is a complex social issue, necessitating interventions informed by a comprehensive understanding of its historical and theoretical underpinnings.

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LITERATURE REVIEW 1
Introduction
Domestic violence is the abusive or threatening behaviour of the individual causing
some injury. This can get affected by the historical and theoretical factors which impacts the
domestic violence interventions for reducing the positive effects on physical and mental
wellbeing (Baird, Gregory, & Johnson, 2011). The following passage will show the literature
review of the historical and theoretical perspective of intervention and treatment options for
the victims and perpetrators of domestic violence.
Literature Review
According to Al’Uqdah, Maxwell, & Hill (2016) domestic violence is considered to
be a moral perspective which is affected by the theoretical and historical factors that consist
of the risk factors associated with it (Al’Uqdah, Maxwell, & Hill, 2016). Also, when
domestic violence Intimate Partner Violence can get affected by the psychological and
biological approaches that lead to causing and intervention of the domestic violence. Further,
men are considered to be perpetrators of this illegal behaviour which can be caused due to
biological factors such as drug use, genetic and harmonic changes and the psychological
factors that determine the personality of the individual that specifically causes the violence
and later affects the treatment options. On the contrary, Baird, Gregory, & Johnson (2011)
describes that domestic violence intervention has been undertaken as per the historical and
theoretical factors that elaborate the causes of the violence (Baird, Gregory, & Johnson,
2011). Moreover, the perpetrators that undertake the violence have affected by the behaviours
that may result from the lower self-esteem of the patient. Besides, sociological and feminist
theory which clearly demonstrates that domestic violence is interpreted by the gender
considerations and the role of women in society. This have affected the intervention and the
treatment options as the social and political structures have to be emerged for dealing with
the issue.
From the perspective of Rakovec-Felser (2014) domestic violence can be the result of
the historical factors that determines that the history of perpetrator in context with the
psychological condition can affect the treatment options as it leads to the disparities into the
social reform (Rakovec-Felser, 2014). Further, theoretical perspective in terms of feminist
and conflict theory in which the tendency of differences in men and women creates the risk of
aggression and leading to violence. Moreover, the treatment options have been differentiated
as per this perspective as the women are more likely to be affected by the domestic violence.

LITERATURE REVIEW 2
Besides, the viewpoint of Turchik, Hebenstreit, & Judson (2016) is different in which it is
observed that domestic violence can be caused by the same sex and the victim of domestic
violence is not confined to male as female also undertake the violence (Turchik, Hebenstreit,
& Judson, 2016). As pe the biological theory, it can be understood that there is influence of
routine activity and the mental condition of perpetrator that can impact the physical assaults
which are caused by the alcohol or drug problems. Moreover, this can affect the intervention
actions in which Criminal Justice System have been developed in order to make the laws and
orders for taking a step against the domestic violence.
Further, Pinchevsky (2017) explains that theoretical factors can influence the decision
making under the treatment of domestic violence and take actions against the perpetrators
which is seen as the historical treatment of domestic violence (Pinchevsky, 2017). By the
application of social perspectives in the treatment of domestic violence, there are voluntary
groups that protects the rights of the victims and their physical abuse. Also, the feminist
theory can be seen in case of treatments of the women that play a major role in the society.
On the contrary, perspective of Lauch, Hart, & Bresler (2017) elaborate that the theoretical
perspective of treating the violence through the intervention that can reduce the tendency of
the negative attitude and feelings of perpetrators (Lauch, Hart, & Bresler, 2017). Also, the
author elaborates the socio-economic factors that can affect the treatment of violence that
includes the demographic factors such as education, income and criminal history. The
intervention consists of the treatment programs that elaborate the actions to be undertaken for
the reducing domestic violence within the society.
Conclusion
To conclude, it can be said that domestic violence is social issue that needs
intervention which is affected by the historical and theoretical factors. These factors not only
affect the treatments but also can influence the tendency of domestic violence. Here, the
literature review of the topic shows that different authors have their meanings in terms of
theoretical and historical factors affecting the treatment of violence.

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References
Al’Uqdah, S., Maxwell, C., & Hill, N. (2016). Intimate partner violence in the African
American community: Risk, theory, and interventions. Journal of family violence,
31(7), 877-884.
Baird, K., Gregory, A., & Johnson, M. (2011). Experiences of researchers in understanding
domestic violence. Primary Health Care, 21(7).
Lauch, K., Hart, K., & Bresler, S. (2017). Predictors of treatment completion and recidivism
among intimate partner violence offenders. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment &
Trauma, 26(5), 543-557.
Pinchevsky, G. (2017). Understanding decision-making in specialized domestic violence
courts: can contemporary theoretical frameworks help guide these decisions?
Violence against women, 23(6), 749-771.
Rakovec-Felser, Z. (2014). Domestic violence and abuse in intimate relationship from public
health perspective. Health psychology research, 2(3).
Turchik, J., Hebenstreit, C., & Judson, S. (2016). An examination of the gender inclusiveness
of current theories of sexual violence in adulthood: Recognizing male victims, female
perpetrators, and same-sex violence. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 17(2), 133-148.