Domestic Abuse Crime

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Domestic abuse is a crime that is silenced in our everyday lives, while in reality it is one of the most common crimes not just in our country, but the whole world. This essay will analyze the different types of domestic abuse as well as the tendencies of an abuser and how the victim is controlled.

Domestic violence can be described as abuse that takes place between two close people that usually lives in the same house. Most abuse takes place between two people that are in a relationship on a emotional or sexual level. This includes abuse taking place between couples, sexual partners, married couples, siblings, family members or abuse between a parent and child.

Most often domestic abuse describes how heterosexual relationships where women …show more content…

However, there is numerous situations where men are abused by women in such relationships. A big area in domestic abuse that is also easily ignored, is the abuse taking place in homosexual relationships. It is believed that out of every four lesbian relationships, there is at least on relationship where domestic abuse is taking place (Peterman 2003:40). It is believed that domestic abuse is more common in gay relationships because the relationships is between two men, that means that the same possibility of abuse is brought by both of the men (Peterman 2003: 40).

Although it is the most common, domestic abuse does not just exist out of physical abuse only, there is a lot of different types of abuse that could take place. There is also sexual abuse where the abuser forces the victim to have sex …show more content…

After the abuse, the abuser would start feeling worried that the victim might leave him/her or tell someone about it. The abuser would make up a whole lot of excuses as to why it was done, even blaming the victim for the abuse. The abuser would then go back to behaving as always, taking back control through charm, while making plans for the next punishment. The abuser would set up a situation that is perfect for more abuse (http://www.helpguide.org/articles/abuse/domestic-violence-and-abuse.htm)

There is more abuse than just physical abuse, such as emotional, sexual and financial. The abuser uses this different types of abuse to practice control over the victim in ways that would make them submit to the demands of the

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