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Is Domestic Violence Different from Civil Harassment?
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The term of domestic violence is often subject to numerous misunderstandings. Because of the lack of clarity of what the term stands for, some victims are misled on their search to have their abuser punished. Therefore it is essential to understand the entire aspects covered by domestic violence.
Civil harassment is defined as the situation when one person annoys, harasses, injures, or threatens another person. There are many categories of civil harassment, and domestic violence is one of these categories. But domestic violence cases are very special and differ from type other civil harassment cases because of the relationship between the aggressor and the abuser, and because of the diversity of forms taken by domestic violence.
First, domestic violence is different from other types of civil harassment because of the existing relationship between the victim and his/her aggressor. A civil harassment case can be considered as a domestic violence case if the two parties are currently married now or were formerly married to one another, or if they share a blood relationship, or the two parties are or were living together, of finally if the two parties have a minor child in common. If a case does not meet this criterion, it will be considered as a simple civil harassment. Besides, harm caused by one person against the other is often greater than in other type of civil harassments because of the interpersonal relationships involved.
Domestic violence covers a large array of abuses. This notion is not only restrained to actual physical abuse, but it also covers any form of emotional abuse, threatening phone calls, disturbances at the place of employment of the victim, stalking. Courts usually take into account any forms of dominance and control over the victim. Because of this diversity, remedies to stop or prevent further domestic violence may be different than remedies used in a civil harassment case.
Domestic violence is particularly pervasive and plagued every layer of the society. Studies have shown that there is absolutely no correlation between education level and domestic violence. There is also no correlation with race or religion. Therefore it is essential to know how to identify a case of domestic violence.
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Domestic Violence Article: Is Domestic Violence Different from Civil Harassment? This article explores ideas related to domestic violence and the comparison to civil harassment.
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