Sample Letter of Transmittal

Domestic violence is a terrible problem in Amercian society. The following paper is a discussion and analysis of the problem. The paper first presents a definition of battering and then examines the scope of the issue within the context of American society.

Statistics are presented which demonstrate how pressing the need is for Americans to address this problem and to repair the broken lives which it has created. I hope you will find the analysis useful and engaging, but more importantly I hope you find the information compelling.

One definition ("Domestic Violence Facts Sheet") of "battering" describes this behavior as the "�establishment of control and fear in a relationship through violence and other forms of abuse. The batterer uses acts of violence and a series of behaviors including intimidation, threats, psychological abuse, isolation, etc. to coerce and to control the other person�." While the violence defined above may not happen often, it nevertheless will always remain below the surface in the relationship. As such, real mediation of the conflict and tensions will be virtually impossible to overcome, let alone bring to peaceful resolution.

This type of violence can include, but not be strictly limited to, a number of other "coercive" behaviors such as

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ically advanced society such as is present here in the United States, where the number of animal shelters across the nation, so grossly exceeds the number of shelters available for use by battered women. Similarly with such a great emphasis on "human rights" for all (and the ability to criticize other countries for lacking human rights), we are unable to bring a meaningful and lasting solution to a problem such as this. Options for Battered Women Certainly when compared to the propensity for relief (for animals) provided by the various types of shelters, on the surface, there do not seem to be a lot of options for battered women. The ones that are available appear to be clustered more in California than in any other state. Although there is evidence to suggest similar, less publicized attention to the problem is occurring in other states as well, most notably Colorado, Florida, Minnesota, New Hampshire and Washington. An example of the options available to women trapped in this predicament has been the California Coalition for Battered Women in Prison. The high level of battered women serving in the nation's prisons was some of the impetus behind the formation of the California Coalition for Battered Women in Prison. This

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