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In a national survey of over 6,000 American families, 50% of the men who frequently assaulted their wives also frequently abused their children.
Child abuse is 15 times more likely to occur in families where domestic violence is present.
Men who have witnessed their parents' domestic violence are three times more likely to abuse their own wives than children of non violent parents, with the sons of the most violent parents being 1,000 times more likely to become wife beaters.
A comparison of delinquent and non-delinquent youth found that a history of family violence or abuse is the most significant difference between the two groups.
Over 3 million children are at the risk of exposure to parental violence each year.
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