Domestic violence continues to a big issue nationally. According theAmerican Journal of Emergency MedicineLinks to an external site., domestic violence cases increased by 25-33 percent globally in 2020. At the local level, domestic violence calls in Jefferson County increased by 27 percent in March 2020 compared to March 2019. (https://www.uab.edu/news/health/item/12390-the-pandemic-is-increasing-intimate-partner-violence-here-is-how-health-care-providers-can-help#:~:text=According%20the%20American%20Journal%20of,2020%20compared%20to%20March%202019.Links to an external site.)

Texas has a statute that enhances punishment on serial domestic violence perpetrators in a twelve month period. Part of the statute is listed below:

PENAL CODE

TITLE 6. OFFENSES AGAINST THE FAMILY

CHAPTER 25. OFFENSES AGAINST THE FAMILY

Sec. 25.11. CONTINUOUS VIOLENCE AGAINST THE FAMILY. (a) A person commits an offense if, during a period that is 12 months or less in duration, the person two or more times engages in conduct that constitutes an offense under Section 22.01Links to an external site.(a)(1) against another person or persons whose relationship to or association with the defendant is described by Section 71.0021Links to an external site.(b), 71.003Links to an external site., or 71.005Links to an external site., Family Code.

(b) If the jury is the trier of fact, members of the jury are not required to agree unanimously on the specific conduct in which the defendant engaged that constituted an offense under Section 22.01Links to an external site.(a)(1) against the person or persons described by Subsection (a), the exact date when that conduct occurred, or the county in which each instance of the conduct occurred. The jury must agree unanimously that the defendant, during a period that is 12 months or less in duration, two or more times engaged in conduct that constituted an offense under Section 22.01Links to an external site.(a)(1) against the person or persons described by Subsection (a).

Read the following case and then address the items below. You will need to click on the link prior to opening the thread to post your discussion. For some reason, the link breaks when you open the discussion thread to post, but it works if you click on it in the discussion board area. If you have issues, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Hill v. State_ 455 S.W.3d 271.docxDownload Hill v. State_ 455 S.W.3d 271.docx

1) was this type of statute is the best way to attempt to prevent family violence?

2) was justice was served in the Hill v. State case?

3) What other things could the state or community do to decrease events of family violence?