Domestic violence is coercive behaviour through the use of intimidating,
threatening, harmful, or harassing behaviour. This definition validates that
domestic violence includes multiple forms of abuse-physical, sexual and
emotional or psychological and includes physical assault, sexual abuse and
staking. An inportant component of domestic violence, often ignored is the relam
of passive abuse, leading to violence. Passive abuse is covert, subtle and
veiled. This includes victimization, ambiguity and neglect spiritual and
intellectual abuse.Domestic violence is an ongoing experience of physical,
psychological and/or sexual abuse in the home that is used to establish power
and control over another person. Witnessing domestic violence can lead children
to develop an array of