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> Bebber (2008) documents that for centuries, violence against women and > children has not only been tolerated and accepted as normal practice, > but it has also been encouraged. In patriarchal societies all over the > world, women and children have long been considered to be subservient > family members, while males have held dominant roles. Society and laws > have often upheld a man’s right to control his family, even by using > violence from ancient times to modern day. In patriarchal society, > women and children are viewed as properties of husbands. Women are > also viewed as being inferior to men on many levels: intellectually, > emotionally, physically, sexually and spiritually. Domestic violence > is rooted in this view of male dominance within families and in > societies that do not value women’s rights. > > The increase of domestic violence during football seasons has a > serious impact on police forces as it pulls officers off of their > other duties to deal with the domestic violence calls. In a study by > Sachs and Chu (2000) the records of Los Angeles county sheriff > department were examined for a 3-year period during which time police > units were dispatched in response to 26, 051 domestic violence calls. > Several intriguing increases in dispatches were observed over two > seasons of football, especially during the 1993-1994 seasons. On > football Sundays, dispatches increased 100% from the previous > Wednesdays while the playoffs saw a 147% increase. During super bowl > week, there was a whopping 264% increase in units dispatched on > domestic violence calls.
