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Domestic Violence
Domestic Violence
UMAMA DAUD
VIOLENCE
DEFINTION
• Domestic violence (also called domestic abuse or family
violence) is violence or other abuse that occurs in a domestic
setting, such as in a marriage or cohabitation.
DEFINITION BY LAW
• PHYSICAL Violence
• SEXUAL Violence
• EMOTIONAL Violence
• ECONOMIC Violence
PHYSICAL VIOLENCE
• The form of abuse when one intimate partner has control over the
other partner’s access to economic resources.
ECONOMIC VIOLENCE
• This involves:
• Preventing a spouse from resource acquisition
• Limiting the resources of a victim
• Exploiting the economic resources of a victim
• Reducing the victim’s access to opportunities
• Forcing the victim to sign documents against her will
CAUSES
• PHYSICAL Effects
• SEXUAL Effects
• PSYCHOLOGICAL Effects
• FINANCIAL Effects
PHYSICAL EFFECTS