Domestic Violence in Canada

Violence has become a matter of course in society; this is what the Western world has learned to accept. Every minute, Canadians will encounter violent behavior (quotations) that they may not have encountered before. Violence is not the subject on which people can escape, but unfortunately women and children are the main victims of violence. Media praised violence in countries all over the world, but could not cope with the existence of violence in Canada.

One in four women will experience at least one domestic violence and one out of ten will experience multiple domestic violence. In Canada, domestic violence accounts for at least 25% of all violent crimes reported to the police. Domestic violence can also be extended to homicides, often said of intimate partners to kill women, and her current or former intimate partner will kill women. In Canada, about 35% of murderers are women killed by current or former intimate partners.

Domestic Violence In Canada, in case of fatal domestic violence, 21% of all murders were intimate partner homicide in 2006 (Snider et al., 2009). In addition, although the use of firearms by Canadian spousal violence is rare (Langmann, 2012), the introduction of the C-68 bill reduced the number of gun-spoused homicides by 36%. This finding suggests that more stringent gun control laws can reduce the number of domestic violent homicides mainly to women victims. Why do people think of one of the reasons for a stronger relationship between the introduction of more stringent gun control measures and the reduction of domestic violence homicide including firearms?

The Canadian YWCA Young Women Christian Association is a global organization aimed at eradicating violence and promoting women's happiness. In Canada, YWCA has 32 satellite organizations offering forefront services to women and children who escape from domestic violence. Each country office has developed various preventive programs based on research of more than 10 years. Their research topics include violence against women's evacuation centers, domestic violence and homelessness, and best practices of homelessness and violence within the territory.