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- There are three options available to a woman in a domestic violence situation:
- Prosecute it as common assault
- Get a protection order
- Get a divorce
What are the causes of domestic violence. The causes of it are varied, but socialisation- how we bring up our kids- may be t the root of it.
What remains clear is that getting out of it is difficult and taking any of the above steps is difficult. Women often retract charges because of the intense cycle of violence that is going on in the relationship. Some states in the US have even implemented no-drop policies and victimless prosecutions as a way of dealing with this.
Divorce is another step women dread. And is difficult to take and does not always end the violence.
A restrainiing order is another uncomfortable step and is only effected if act
ed upon.If oneed w ay
