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Daniel A. Schaefer 11-7-06 person2personresources.com

Dating Violence: Building an Effective

School System Response

Daniel A. Schaefer, Ph.D.


Bureau of Justice StatisticsBureau of Justice Statistics

In 1999 there were about 671,110 intimate In 1999 there were about 671,110 intimate partner victimizations of women age 12 partner victimizations of women age 12 or older, including 91,470 rapes and or older, including 91,470 rapes and sexual assaults, 65,970 robberies, sexual assaults, 65,970 robberies, 68,810 aggravated assaults and almost 68,810 aggravated assaults and almost 444,860 simple assaults.444,860 simple assaults.


Bureau of Justice StatisticsBureau of Justice Statistics

The majority of intimate partner The majority of intimate partner violence that occurred between 1993 violence that occurred between 1993 and 1999 was perpetrated by boyfriends and 1999 was perpetrated by boyfriends and girlfriends (53 percent), with an and girlfriends (53 percent), with an additional 33 percent perpetrated by a additional 33 percent perpetrated by a current spouse. current spouse.

Younger victims of intimate partner Younger victims of intimate partner violence were least likely to report the violence were least likely to report the violence to the police. violence to the police.


Bureau of Justice StatisticsBureau of Justice StatisticsThe percentages of all homicides against males or females committed by an intimate from 1993 through 1999 by gender and age were as follows

http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/ipva99.htm

Age of victimAge of victim Female victimsFemale victims Male victimsMale victims12-1512-15 1010 %% 11 % % 16-1916-19 22 22 11 20-2420-24 3232 22 25-3425-34 3636 44 35-4935-49 3838 66 50-6450-64 3030 88 65 & older65 & older 2121 55


Troubling StatisticsTroubling Statistics

AA.. 20 to 25% of college woman experience 20 to 25% of college woman experience completed or attempted rape completed or attempted rape (JAMA 2001)(JAMA 2001)

B. 83% of girls report being sexually harassed at B. 83% of girls report being sexually harassed at school before they graduate from high schoolschool before they graduate from high school

C. 20% of adolescent girls were physically or C. 20% of adolescent girls were physically or sexually abused by a date sexually abused by a date

D. 40% of 14-17 yr old girls report knowing D. 40% of 14-17 yr old girls report knowing someone their age who was hit or beaten by someone their age who was hit or beaten by their datetheir date



EE.. Both teenage boys and girls report being victims of physical violence in relationships (O’keefe & Treister, 1998). However, teenage boys and teenage girls use physical force for different reasons and with different results (Molidar & Tolman, 1998)

F. F. While both report acting violently because they were angry, teenage boys are much more likely to use force in order to control their girlfriends, while girls more often act violently in self-defense. (Okeefe, 1997)

C. C.



GG..Teenage girls suffer more from relationship violence, emotionally and physically.They are much more likely than teenage boys to have serious injuries and to report being terrified. (Foshee, 1998)

H. H. In contrast, male victims seldom fear violence by their dates or girlfriends, often saying that the attacks did not hurt and that they found the violence amusing. (Molidor & Tolman, 1998)


Correlates of Intimate ViolenceCorrelates of Intimate Violence

AA..Mental Illness (Bipolar, depression, ASPD)Mental Illness (Bipolar, depression, ASPD)

B. Alcoholism/Substance abuseB. Alcoholism/Substance abuse

C. Attachment Styles C. Attachment Styles

D. Family of Origin/Dutton TrinityD. Family of Origin/Dutton Trinity

E. Power and Control IssuesE. Power and Control Issues



Teen gets life term for killing classmateSt. Louis Post-Dispatch , (11.02.2006) William C. Lhotka

• At times during a hearing in which Alexander Stirlen was sentenced to life in prison without parole, he took full responsibility for the slaying of fellow Lindbergh High School student Erin Mace. But sometimes Stirlen tried to justify the rape and murder of the girl who considered him a friend...


John Hit Mary.

Mary was hit by John.

Mary was beaten.

Mary was battered.

Mary is a battered woman.



The Atlantic Monthly The Atlantic Monthly November, 2006 -a book November, 2006 -a book review by Elizabeth Juddreview by Elizabeth Judd

““According to According to Raising Boys without Raising Boys without MenMen, not having a father is a bit like , not having a father is a bit like not having a skateboard - kind of a not having a skateboard - kind of a bummer; but at least you don’t have bummer; but at least you don’t have to worry about head injuries.”to worry about head injuries.”


The three enemies of changeThe three enemies of change

1. Apathy1. Apathy

2. Hostility2. Hostility

3. Defensiveness/Shame3. Defensiveness/Shame



Ohio Revised Code re Domestic Violence (R.C. 2919.25)

• knowingly causing or attempting to cause physical harm to a "family or household member"

• recklessly causing serious physical harm to a family or household member

• by threat of force, knowingly causing a family or household member to believe that the offender will cause imminent physical harm to the family or household member


Ohio Senate Bill 267 (HB 436)Ohio Senate Bill 267 (HB 436)

Expands the criminal and civil domestic Expands the criminal and civil domestic violence laws to also apply when the violence laws to also apply when the

victim of the offense was a child under victim of the offense was a child under the age of 18 with whom the offender the age of 18 with whom the offender has had or has a dating relationship.has had or has a dating relationship.



SLAPSHOTSLAPSHOT

You are in the hallway between classes. You You are in the hallway between classes. You see a couple you know arguing. Then you see a couple you know arguing. Then you see the guy shove his girlfriend up against see the guy shove his girlfriend up against her locker. The guy is not a close friend of her locker. The guy is not a close friend of yours, and neither is the young woman, yours, and neither is the young woman, but you do hang around with the same but you do hang around with the same group of people. Nobody else is doing group of people. Nobody else is doing anything. anything.

From MVP Playbook, Jackson KatzFrom MVP Playbook, Jackson Katz


OFFSIDESOFFSIDES

You are riding in the back seat of your You are riding in the back seat of your friend’s car one afternoon with two other friend’s car one afternoon with two other male friends. Someone spots a young male friends. Someone spots a young woman jogging a few hundred yards ahead woman jogging a few hundred yards ahead and the driver starts to slow down. Your and the driver starts to slow down. Your friend in the front seat starts to roll down friend in the front seat starts to roll down his window to yell something most likely his window to yell something most likely demeaning to her .demeaning to her .

From MVP Playbook, Jackson KatzFrom MVP Playbook, Jackson Katz


Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP)Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP)

AA..Training of trainers (teachers, coaches..)Training of trainers (teachers, coaches..)

B. Train Mentors B. Train Mentors (diverse group of student leaders) (diverse group of student leaders)

C. 1. Trainers lead discussions with existing C. 1. Trainers lead discussions with existing teams (sports teams, student council) teams (sports teams, student council)

2. Mentors lead discussions with 9th 2. Mentors lead discussions with 9th gradersgraders

D. Elements of success:D. Elements of success:

1.“Buy in” at all levels1.“Buy in” at all levels

2. Follow through2. Follow through



Intimate Violence ResourcesIntimate Violence ResourcesWww.Jacksonkatz.comWww.Jacksonkatz.com

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Rape Poem

There is no difference between being raped and going through a windshield except that afterward you are afraid not of cars but half the human race

-Marge Piercy

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