When police respond to a domestic violence call, they typically arrest the husband or boyfriend, regardless of the circumstances. Removing the male is seen as an efficient way to diffuse potentially explosive situations and restore peace.
If you have been accused or arrested on a domestic violence charge, it is essential that you have strong legal representation to protect your rights. Call our lawyer referral hotline to find a screened attorney specilized in domestic violence defense, for a free consultation. Our attorneys will meet with you to discuss your case and the circumstances surrounding it. Then our legal team will investigate your case, analyze all relevant evidence, establish a defense strategy, and vigorously challenge the charges against you.
Charges of domestic violence are extremely serious. Once the authorities are involved, the case will often move forward even if the accuser later changes his or her mind and wants to drop the charges. Our domestic violence defense attorneys will negotiate to reduce the charges or, when necessary, defend you at trial.
Domestic violence and emotional abuse are behaviors used by one person in a relationship to control the other. Partners may be married or not married; heterosexual, gay, or lesbian; living together, separated or dating.
Examples of abuse include:
- name-calling or putdowns
- keeping a partner from contacting their family or friends
- withholding money
- stopping a partner from getting or keeping a job
- actual or threatened physical harm
- sexual assault
- stalking
- intimidation
Violence can be criminal and includes physical assault (hitting, pushing, shoving, etc.), sexual abuse (unwanted or forced sexual activity), and stalking. Although emotional, psychological and financial abuse are not criminal behaviors, they are forms of abuse and can lead to criminal violence.
The violence takes many forms and can happen all the time or once in a while. An important step to help yourself or someone you know in preventing or stopping violence is recognizing the warning signs listed on the "Violence Wheel."
ANYONE CAN BE A VICTIM! Victims can be of any age, sex, race, culture, religion, education, employment or marital status. Although both men and women can be abused, most victims are women. Children in homes where there is domestic violence are more likely to be abused and/or neglected. Most children in these homes know about the violence. Even if a child is not physically harmed, they may have emotional and behavior problems.
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