What is Battering? 

               Battering is a pattern of behavior used to establish power and contro
over another person through fear and intimidation, 
often including the threat or use of violence.

               Battering happens when one person believes they are entitled to control another. Assault, battering and domestic violence are crimes. 

               Definitions: Abuse of family members can take many forms. 
Battering may include emotional abuse, economic abuse, sexual abuse, using children, threats, using male privilege, intimidation, isolation, and a variety of other behaviors used to maintain fear, intimidation and power.

In all cultures, the perpetrators are most commonly the men of the family. 
Women are most commonly the victims of violence.
Elder and child abuse are also prevalent.
Acts of domestic violence generally fall into one or more of
the following categories: 

Physical Battering - The abuser’s physical attacks or
aggressive behavior can range from bruising to murder. It often
begins with what is excused as trivial contacts which escalate
into more frequent and serious attacks. 
 

Sexual Abuse - Physical attack by the abuser is often
accompanied by, or culminates in, sexual violence wherein the
woman is forced to have sexual intercourse with her abuser or
take part in unwanted sexual activity. 
 

Psychological Battering -The abuser’s psychological or mental
violence can include constant verbal abuse, harassment,
excessive possessiveness, isolating the woman from friends and
family, deprivation of physical and economic resources, and
destruction of personal property. 
 

Battering escalates.
It often begins with behaviors like threats, name calling, violence in her presence 
(such as punching a fist through a wall), and/or damage to objects or pets.
It may escalate to restraining, pushing, slapping, and/or pinching. 
The battering may include punching, kicking, biting, sexual assault, tripping, throwing. Finally, it may become life-threatening with serious behaviors such as
choking, breaking bones, or the use of weapons. 

Copyright: National Coalition against Domestic Violence
 
 
 
 

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