AC1.1 Individual Crime - Domestic Abuse
Definition:
Domestic abuse is an act of abuse targeted at a family member/partner
that happens within the home or a shared space.
Types of Crime:
● Assault
● Murder
● Torture
● Verbal Abuse
● Physical
● Psychological
● Financial
● Emotional
● Stalking
Typical Offenders and victims:
Offenders:
● Men
● boyfriends/husbands
Victims:
● Women
● Children
● People with a poorer backgrounds
● Older and younger people
● People who abuse substances
Level of public awareness:
Even Though public awareness of domestic abuse is quite high, The
public do not tend to report or even prefer to turn a blind eye. Typically
the reported aspect is violent or physical abuse and the typically
unreported side is less visually evident.
Criminal/Deviant/Both:
Domestic abuse is both criminal and deviant as it goes against the
section 76 serious crime act 2015 and social norms.