DOMESTICABUSE“Domesticabuseisdefinedasanyincidentorpatternofincidentsofcontrolling,coercive,threatening,degradingandviolentbehaviour,includingsexualviolence,usuallybyapartnerorex-partner,butalsobyafamilymemberorcarer”Women’sAidTHEFACTS•Notjustphysicalandsexualviolence;oftenpsychological,emotionaloreconomicabusetoo•Mainlyperpetratedbymen,againstwomen,butalsooccursagainstmenbywomenandinsame-sexrelationships•2millionpeoplesufferdomesticabuseeachyear•In2016/17,82womenand13menwerekilledbytheirpartnerorex-partner•AdomesticabusecrimeoccursEVERYMINUTEinEnglandandWales•Around30womenaweekattemptsuicideand3womenkillthemselveseachweek,asaresultofbeingsubjectedtodomesticabuse•140,000childrenliveinhouseholdswhereseriousdomesticabusetakesplaceTYPESOFABUSE•Sexualabuseandrape(includingwithinarelationship)•Physicalviolence•Financialabuse•Takingcontroloversomeone’severydaylife,egwheretheygo,whattheywear•Monitoringorcontrollingsomeone’semails,textmessagesorsocialmediaaccounts•Threatstokillorharm•HarassmentandstalkingCOERCIVEORCONTROLLINGBEHAVIOURIn2015thegovernmentcreatedanewoffenceofCoerciveorControllingBehaviour.COERCIVECONTROL•Extremepsychologicalandemotionalabuse•Anongoingpatternofbehaviour•Thevictimfeelsisolated,intimidated,andinfear.Caninclude:•Makingunreasonabledemands•MonitoringtheirwhereaboutsusingGPS,andconstantlycheckinguponthem•Isolatingthemfromfriendsandfamily•Puttingthemdowninfrontofothers•Forcingthemtocommitcrime•Threateningthem,theirfamilyorpets•OnlineanddigitalabuseONLINEORDIGITALABUSETheuseofdigitaloronlinetoolstotormentsomeone,eg…Monitoringorcontrollingsomeone’sFacebookaccountAbusingsomeoneoverWhatsApporSnapchataccountsRevengepornUsingspywareorGPSonsomeone’sphoneorcomputertotracktheirwhereaboutsFINANCIALABUSEFinancialabuseisoftenthefirstsignoffurtheremotionalordomesticabuse,andcanpreventpeoplefromleavingarelationship.Itcaninclude:•Spendingsomeone’smoneyorpropertywithouttheirconsent,orborrowingmoneyandneverrepayingit•Controllinghowmuchmoneysomeoneisgiven,suchasgivingthemasmallallowanceandmakingthembegformore•Forbiddingsomeonefromhavingabankaccount•Forcingsomeonetotakeoutaloan,ortakingoutaloanorcreditcardinsomeone’snameandrackingupdebtsordeliberatelyruiningtheircreditrating•Squanderingorgamblingawayfamilyresources•PreventingsomeonefromgettingajoboreducationSPOTTINGTHESIGNSSomeindicatorsthatsomeonemightbeinanabusiverelationship:•Theystopsocialisingandwithdrawintothemselves–theymightleavetheirjoborcollege•Theyseemnervousorfrightenedoftheirpartner’sreactiontothingsthey’vedone.Theymightrefusetoappearinphotosincasetheirpartnerseesthemonsocialmedia•Theydon’thavecontrolovertheirmoney•Theirpartnergetsjealousalotandconstantlychecksuponthem•Theirpartnerbelittlestheminpublic•Theyhaveunexplainedinjuries,orwearclothesthatcoveruptheirbodyHOWTOHELP•Ifsomeoneisinimmediatedanger,callthepoliceon999.•Ifyouareworriedaboutchildrencaughtupintheabuse,contacttheirschoolandtalktothesafeguardingteam,orcalltheNSPCC.•Ifyouareworriedaboutsomeoneyouknow,trytalkingtothemaboutwhat’shappening.Iftheywillopenuptoyou,encouragethemtoseekhelp,andletthemknowwherehelpisavailable.•ButWomen’sAidadvisesthatyoushouldnotreporttheabusetotheauthoritiesontheirbehalf.Aswellasbeingverydisempowering,thiscanbeveryriskyandcanresultinconsequencesforthevictimthatyoucannot...
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