Why are women still at risk in the home?

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Why are women still at risk in the home?

Aim /Hypothesis

The study will be based on the reason why women are still at risk of domestic violence despite greater women's rights.

I first need to look at the motives for domestic violence; most cases are often caused by financing troubles, children, alcohol/drug abuse or sheer anger. Why does the modern women still put up with the violence?

The main focus of my research is 'why aren't most of these crimes being reported?'I will try to find a theory behind this by looking at police home office figures and examining statements from the vulnerables persons unit (North london) as a case study.

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Context and Concepts

For my first context I will use Dobash and Dobash'. They argue that the nuclear family is not a happy and peaceful place and that there is actually a darkside to it.

They looked at the reason why women went back to their partners after being abused. They established that is was either to do with their financial situation or their low self esteem. They found out that 88% of the women interviewed had left at one stage but later returned. Why couldn't they cope on their own? The study was done in the 1980's but is still relevant today as crimes involving domestic violence are rising every year according to home office statistics published in 2001 .

The second context will be an article from The Guardian newspaper published in 2000 that examines domestic violence in detail and gives more recent statistics and information.
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The Guardian published a article concerning 'Violence in the home '. It contains the following relevant statements from a Social Services Correspondent :

"Getting victims to make statements is difficult enough, getting them to stick to their statements and give evidence in court can be torturous"

It is common for victims to make 'withdrawal statements' on the eve of trials. (Why is this? Is this to do with children or just the fear of losing?)

From an article entitled 'Drive against violence in the home' (29/11/01) Patrick Wintour (journalist) tried to look at the British ...

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