Domestic Violence

Do teenagers need more protection?

  • By:Pamela M. Prah
  • Content Type: Report
  • Publisher: CQ Press
    • Publication year: 2006
    • Online pub date:
  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.4135/cqresrre20060106

Introduction

On a typical day in the United States, three women are murdered by their spouses or partners, and thousands more are injured. While men are also victims of domestic violence, women are at least five times more likely to suffer at the hands of a loved one. Young people between the ages of 16 and 24 are most at risk. The victims include teens who are abused by their parents as well as young parents who assault each other or their children. Moreover, teen-dating violence touches more than 30 percent of young men and women. The good news is that domestic violence against women has dropped dramatically in recent years. Now Congress has just approved a measure that advocates say will provide much-needed funding to ...

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