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Economic abuse can occur across all socio-economic levels. The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence in the United States reports that: 25% - 50% of victims of abuse from a partner have lost their job due to domestic violence. 35% - 56% of victims of domestic violence are harassed at work by their partners.
Battered woman syndrome ( BWS) is a pattern of signs and symptoms displayed by a woman who has suffered persistent intimate partner violence — psychological, physical, or sexual —from her male partner. [1] [2] It is classified in the ICD-9 (code 995.81) as battered person syndrome, [2] but is not in the DSM-5. [2]
Intimate partner violence ( IPV) is domestic violence by a current or former spouse or partner in an intimate relationship against the other spouse or partner. [1] [2] IPV can take a number of forms, including physical, verbal, emotional, economic and sexual abuse. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines IPV as "any behavior within an ...
Legal status ofsame-sex unions. Same-sex marriage has been legally recognized in Illinois since a law signed by Governor Pat Quinn on November 20, 2013 took effect on June 1, 2014. Same-sex marriage legislation was introduced in successive sessions of the Illinois General Assembly from 2007 to 2013.
United Kingdom. The British Crime Survey for 2006–2007 reported that 0.5% of people (0.6% of women and 0.3% of men) reported being victims of domestic violence during that year and 44.3% of domestic violence was reported to the police. According to the survey, 312,000 women and 93,000 men were victims of domestic violence.
Illinois is seen as one of the most progressive states in the U.S. in regard to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights and often viewed as one of the most liberal states in the Midwestern United States. [2] [3] Same-sex sexual activity has been legal since 1962, after Illinois became the first U.S. state to repeal its sodomy laws.
Traditionally, domestic violence (DV) was mostly associated with physical violence. Terms such as wife abuse, wife beating, wife battering, and battered woman were used, but have declined in popularity due to efforts to include unmarried partners, abuse other than physical, female perpetrators, and same-sex relationships.
“The State of Illinois has allowed a culture of abuse at (Illinois Youth Centers) to flourish unabated,” the complaint alleged, comparing earlier DOJ data to the 2013 report and concluding ...