AMMAN — A survey has found that 64.4 percent of cases of physical
domestic violence cases during the past year were committed by men.
The study, titled "The Results of Data Analysis of
Social Service Offices," conducted by the Ministry of Social Development,
revealed that, “the perpetrators behind most sexual violence cases were from
outside the family, constituting 83.5 percent of the total cases of sexual violence.
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Women were found to
be responsible in 34.4 percent of child neglect cases.
According to the survey, the number of domestic violence
cases that were dealt with by the ministry's 18 social services offices across
governorates during the past year reached 10,375, including 5,776 involving
adult women and 4,612 involving children, split between males and females.
Ministry
of Social Development Secretary General Barq Al-Dmour,
told Al-Ghad and Jordan News that the
analysis is part of a comprehensive study on the reported cases of violence and
aims to study the characteristics victims of violence that will then be
referenced to devise solutions to this phenomenon.
He added that the ministry is currently drafting recommendations
to limit cases of
domestic violence.
The
ministry, through its offices at the police-run Family
Protection Department and its divisions in all governorates, deals with cases
of family violence by evaluating and determining action that should be taken to
help individuals or families affected by domestic violence, based on the causes
of violence and its effects, and put in place plans to prevent the reoccurrence
of these cases.
He added that the action needed to address each case is
determined and referred to service providers (social, health, psychological,
and legal).
He explained that part of the ministry's mandate is to
intervene and secure shelter for abused women or children who need this
service.
Regarding the types of violence, the percentage of cases that
involved physical violence were 54.4 percent. The study identified women over
the age of 18 years were among the most vulnerable groups to this type of
abuse, with the number reaching 4,060 women during the year 2020, while the
lowest number of reported cases was sexual violence, at a rate of approximately
7.6 percent.
According to the study, the more densely populated areas
accounted for a greater number of reports of violence cases, while the
reporting was less in the governorates and areas with lower densities.
The study devoted a special section to violence against
persons with disabilities, amounting to 48 cases in total, noting that the
largest proportion involved cases of negligence by 54 percent of the figure,
followed by physical abuse (38 percent), then sexual abuse (6 percent) and
psychological abuse (2 percent).
It indicated that females with disabilities were more
vulnerable to violence than males, amounting to 30 cases, while 18 cases
involved males as victims. Meanwhile, persons with mental disabilities were the
most likely to act violently, according to the data.
As for the distribution of people with disabilities by age
group, the study revealed: “The age group of 15-18 years is the group most
vulnerable to domestic violence, according to the data of
the Family ProtectionDepartment and the cases reported to it.”
The study showed that, given the distribution of cases of
violence based on the description of the offender, most people with
disabilities who reported exposure to violence, experienced it at the hands of
a father and their number reached 19 cases, about 39 percent of the cases, then
the mother 16 cases, the siblings three cases, the children six cases, The
husband is one case and from outside the family there are three cases.
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