Watch the videos and answer the following:
1. What is ONE common belief about domestic violence that you believe is not true?
Why do we believe it?
Why do you think it is false?
2. What was the most significant message you got from viewing the resource videos on the criminal justice response to victims? Be sure to justify why you viewed it as most significant.
3. What are TWO things you believe the criminal justice system can do to be more responsive to the needs of domestic violence victims?
Justify why you chose those TWO as a priority.
Which one is your top priority and why?
4. Should a domestic violence history be a factor in child custody and visitation?
5. Punishment for the abuser can be aggravated (more severe) based on the presence of children during the abuse. Do you agree with this? Explain.
6. Based on the discussion resources, list two ways children are impacted by domestic violence. Explain why.
After reviewing the artwork by children (Through Their Eyes article) and the child on the stairs video, what do you think is the most significant impact on children in domestic violence homes?
What piece of art work impacted you the most? Explain why.
7. Global Perspective: On January 28, 2017, the USA Today – The Arizona Republic published an article titled, “Russian parliament decriminalizes domestic violence.” Russia Parliament voted 380 to 3 to decriminalize domestic violence cases when it does not involve “substantial bodily harm” and does not occur more than once a year. In the article, a survey by a state-run pollster found that “19% of Russians said ‘it can be acceptable’ to hit one’s wife, husband or child ‘in certain circumstances.'”
For more information go to (https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/01/27/russian-parliament-decrimiinalizes-domestic-violence/97129912/)
What is your opinion about this article?
Should we be concerned with what happens in other countries related to domestic violence and victims?
Is domestic violence a human rights issue?
