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The Family and Society are Threatened
Domestic Violence cuts across all racial, age and economic lines and shatters families at every level of
our social structure. Violence within the family affects the lives of all family members, threatens the entire community and
causes a special kind of agony.
Once it has happened in a relationship, a pattern of violence will escalate both in frequency and severity. Family violence
is a cycle in nature, and to continue to tolerate abuse in the family is to assure a violent future.
!Domestic violence has no single cause or simple solution.
! It is now being recognized and acknowledged as an
important social problem.
!Family violence continues to thrive because society
is unaware of the nature and extent of the problem.
!A lack of understanding of the nature of family violence
encourages those involved to keep a tight secrecy in place.
What is Domestic Violence?
Domestic violence is a crime. It is defined as a pattern of forceful tactics, which can include
psychological and emotional, social, financial, physical and sexual abuse, committed by a family
or household member, spouse, boyfriend or significant other, with the goal of establishing or maintaining power
and control over the victim. Domestic violence can happen to anyone.
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