Criminal Law For Domestic Violence

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Introduction
Domestic Violence is considered to be a serious issue which impacts millions of
individuals in this world. The most persistent kind of violence, which has been experienced by
the women living in Australia, is considered to be the type of violence executed by the male
partner upon the female partner which is commonly understood as violence. Nevertheless, it is
necessary to comprehend and acknowledge that at times men along with certain same sex
partners also suffer and experience this issue. The causes of the domestic violence as a crime are
considered to be complex and the key determinants of such have been considered to be the
gender inequality along with certain power imbalances and other controlling behaviors which are
prevailing within the relationships (Afdal et al. 2017). Therefore, such needs to be recognized
and dealt with, which would help in preventing this form of crime.
This paper discusses the violence against women, which is considered to be increasing
day by day and such are at crisis levels. In addition to such it also discusses the certain
procedural rights, which would help in protecting the vulnerable victims from such violence. In
conclusion, it summarizes the points that have been discussed in the paper.
Discussion
Domestic violence is considered to refer to a type of violence, which occurs between the
individuals who have or who used to have a certain kind of an intimate relationship within the
domestic settings. In the Australian legal system domestic violence is considered to be defined
under the Family Law Act 1975 as violent threatening of any individual or any other behavior by
any individual that coerces or forces and controls a member of the individual’s family and tries
to instill fear in the mind of a family member. These particular acts involve physical, sexual,

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emotional and psychological abuse in the Australian communities. This kind of violence is most
popularly committed and effected by males against the various female partners however, there
are times when the female partners also abuse the male partners. The traditional associations
relating to domestic violence are the different kinds of acts, which involves the physical violence
that happens in home. Majority of the individuals fail to understand and grasp the difficulty or
the complexity relating to the phenomenon. The National Council to Reduce Violence against
Women and Children are considered to comprehend that an essential or integral element of
domestic violence is the various ongoing patterns relating to behavior which aimed at regulating
and controlling one’s partner by instilling and inculcating fear by being violent in order to exert
power and control which can be considered to be criminal as well as non-criminal (Bacon 2013).
There are certain kinds of violence that are considered to be domestic violence which
includes emotional abuse where the victim is blamed for all the problems concerning a
relationship and the self-esteem of the victim is considered to be bought down which would be
through withdrawing of the interest and engagement from the emotional blackmail. It can also be
through verbal abuse, which would be through swearing, and humiliation, which would be in
private, as well as public and such would be concentrating on the abuse related to intelligence,
sexuality, body image or the capability of the victim to be a parent or spouse. In addition to such,
there are certain social abuse which also falls under the purview of domestic violence where the
victim would face a systematic isolation from their families or friends and such would provoke
the victim to relocate to a place where the victim would not be a part of any social circle or
would not get any employment opportunities (Grewal 2010). Furthermore, the victim might also
face economic abuse which would be due to regulation of money along with being forbidden to
access any kinds of bank accounts which would provide an inadequate allowance that would