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DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
Domestic violence is a pattern of coercive tactics that are used to gain and maintain power and control in an intimate relationship, within families, or in
care giving relationships. Generally, several forms of abuse, such as psychological, emotional, verbal, physical, sexual and/or financial, are used in
combination. This repeated form of control can manifest itself in several ways: intimidation, degrading name-calling, humiliation, isolation, minimizing-denying-blaming the partner, using the children, using male privilege, control of finances, coercion, or threats.
Domestic violence is a pattern of coercive tactics that are used to gain and maintain power and control in an intimate relationship, within families, or in
care giving relationships. Generally, several forms of abuse, such as psychological, emotional, verbal, physical, sexual and/or financial, are used in
combination. This repeated form of control can manifest itself in several ways: intimidation, degrading name-calling, humiliation, isolation, minimizing-denying-blaming the partner, using the children, using male privilege, control of finances, coercion, or threats.
SEXUAL ASSAULT
Sexual violence is any verbal, visual, written/typed, or physical act that breaks someone’s sense of trust and/or safety and is sexual in nature. Sexual
assault is any sexual contact or intercourse without the person’s consent. Consent cannot involve force, pressure, manipulation, or threats. Sexual
assault is a crime of violence, anger, control and power, not sexual desire.
Sexual violence is any verbal, visual, written/typed, or physical act that breaks someone’s sense of trust and/or safety and is sexual in nature. Sexual
assault is any sexual contact or intercourse without the person’s consent. Consent cannot involve force, pressure, manipulation, or threats. Sexual
assault is a crime of violence, anger, control and power, not sexual desire.