Domestic Violence on the Men's Issues Page Minnesota Higher Education Center Against Violence and Abuse Home Page. Few can argue the seriousness of the impact of domestic violence in our society. Family members are far more likely to be seriously injured or murdered by a relative or trusted friend than from any other act of violence. One was an innocent child. Dr. Murray Strauss, co-author with Richard Gelles, of Intimate Violence.
Domestic violence affects the entire community.
Many professionals believe that the violence in our homes has a direct influence and causal effect on violence on the street. The one you shouldn't hurt at all. Pain is not a justification for hurting others but it is one of the characteristics of a battering personality. The following signs to look for in a battering personality was taken from the Project for Victims of Family Violence, P.O. Box 2915, Fayetteville, Arkansas and is descriptive of male perpetrators of domestic violence. It is true that women also commit acts of domestic violence but when that occurs the dynamics are different than when men perpetrate and that is the subject of another article.