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? What is Domestic Violence ? Domestic violence is a pattern of behaviors used by one person to control and maintain power over another person's actions and/or feelings. Domestic Violence includes: verbal abuse emotional abuse psychological abuse sexual abuse physical abuse Domestic violence occurs among all ages, cultural, socio-economic classes, religions, educational and occupational groups. Statistics show that between 85-95% of victims are females. research also indicates that Native American women are victimized at a higher rate than any other group in the United States. THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE |
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