Document Type
Senior Thesis
Publication Date
4-27-2020
Abstract
Gender violence has plagued developed and developing societies for centuries, embedded in culture, structures, and ways of life. Women have been seen as pieces of property with no autonomy or individualism, just as extensions of their husbands. My research centers around finding an ideal policy solution to diminish rates of intimate partner violence (IPV) in the case of California. Interviews and data collection with legislators concerning education, rehabilitation or batterer intervention programs (BIP), and care providers in emergency shelters regarding victims’ services provided insight on a three-pronged approach targeted at curbing rates of IPV in California. My findings yielded that although these variables are present in California, there must be an allocation of more resources and funding in order for ideal policy to be effective in California and across the nation.
Recommended Citation
Molisee-Sherman, Samantha, "Surviving a Batterer: An Ideal Policy Approach to Combating Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)" (2020). Pepperdine University, Featured Research. Paper 222.
https://digitalcommons.pepperdine.edu/sturesearch/222