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Domestic Violence in New Jersey
Domestic violence is a crime committed by a
person against someone who is in an intimate relationship with the
victim, has been in an intimate relationship with the victim, or
lives in the same household as the victim. The exact definition of
domestic violence varies from state to state. The term traditionally
referred to violence by one spouse against another, usually by a
husband against a wife.
The crimes committed in domestic violence may
include the following:
- assault
- battery
- homicide
- stalking
- rape
Domestic violence is sometimes defined as a
pattern of intimidation that someone uses to control another. For
example, if a domestic partner keeps track of all the activities of
the other partner, follows the partner, repeatedly questions him/her
about infidelity, and uses implied or direct threats to restrict
when the other partner leaves the home, this might be enough to
constitute domestic violence in some states. Most often domestic
violence takes the form of actual battery of the victim, from mere
pushing to slapping and punching, to kicking, cutting, and burning.
Is domestic violence a crime punishable
under criminal law?
Whether domestic violence is a crime depends
upon the particular circumstances, as well as the laws of the state
in which the act or acts occur. Often domestic violence is both a
crime subject to criminal punishment and a civil wrong subject to
restraint upon personal conduct and an award of a money damages.
It is a frequent pattern in domestic violence cases for the victim
to be abused, call the police, press charges, then reconcile with
her abuser, and seek to have the charges dropped, only to have the
entire pattern repeated. Because of this, in some local communities
and states, domestic violence is now prosecuted as a crime by city
and district attorneys, even without charges being brought by the
abused person, and even without his or her assistance. In these
localities, a criminal case may be brought against the person
causing the harm without a complaint being made by the victim.
Contact experienced,
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New Jersey criminal lawyer, Jeffrey Hark
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