Definition of Domestic
and Sexual Violence
Domestic or dating
violence is a pattern of controlling behaviors that one partner
uses to exert power over the other. Violence includes more than hospitalization
with an injury. It includes many different actions, statements and behaviors.
The following details different kinds of violence and some examples
of each type.
Emotional Abuse
- Accuses you of affairs
- Blows money on drugs/alcohol
- Cheats on you
- Checks up on you
- Comes home high or drunk
- Criticizes your looks
- Follows you
- Insults your friends
- Keeps you from work, school,
family
- Laughs at you
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- Manipulates with lies
- Not allowing phone or money
use
- Not keeping a job
- Pouts if denied sex
- Says you are worthless
- Shows intense jealousy
- Threatens divorce
- Threatens to harm self
- Threatens violence
- Withholds sex
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Physical Abuse
- Banging head
- Biting
- Burning
- Choking
- Clenching fists
- Forced sex
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- Hair pulling
- Hit with car
- Holding against will
- Kicking
- Punching
- Punching walls
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- Pushing
- Slapping
- Spanking
- Stand/sit on you
- Taking keys
- Twisting arms
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Verbal Abuse
- Accusations of "screwing
around"
- Being sarcastic
- Calling you derogatory names
- Calling you stupid
- Name calling
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- Threats to hurt kids
- Threats to kill
- Threats to use violence
- Yelling
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Sexual Assault
- Sexual assault
is a personal violation that uses sex or sexual conduct as a weapon.
Sexual assault is a form of violence and is not about being overcome
with desire.
- Any unwanted
sexual activity is a form of sexual assault, whether it's a kiss or
forced intercourse. It is any unwanted sexual behavior, up to
and including rape. The offender is most often someone the victim
knows and trusts (ex-spouse or current spouse, dating partner, friend
or acquaintance).
- Most sexual
assaults occur in the victim's or offender's home but they can happen
anywhere.
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