Domestic Violence – It all begins with ‘love’, my lady!
Domestic Violence – It all begins with ‘love’, my lady! Domestic Violence is an aggressive or violent behaviour, deliberate intimidation, physical assault, sexual assault and/or battery within the home, involving the abuse of a spouse or partner. It is a way of showing power and control over the partner or spouse. It mainly includes sexual, physical, psychological violence, and emotional abuse. The severity and the recurrence of the violence may vary, but the constant element of the domestic violence is consistency in the maintenance of power and control over the other person i.e. the controlling behaviour. It is a very common practice in almost every community regardless of the gender, race, age, economic status, religion, sexual orientation or nationality. It often goes with emotionally abusive and controlling behaviour. It can often result in psychological trauma, physical injury, and in critical cases, even death. To protect women from such an outbreak of violence the governm