LOTTERY - pretending to have won something
PHISHING - pretending to be a
MULE
ADVANCE FEE
People on the internet that use your personal information to access your bank accounts
Can damage reputation and result in your money being stolen
assaulting or causing injury
Sexually assaulting
intentionally damaging property
depriving family member of their liberty
causing death or injury to an animal to control a family member
threatening to carryout any on the above
worldwide, 1/3 of women have experiences intimate partner violence
one Australian woman is killed per week, by partner or ex partner
contributes more to the burden of disease than any other risk factor (18-44 yo)
some groups are more vulnerable, women with disabilities, aboriginal or Torres Straight islanders, culturally linguistically diverse, young
physical - hurts
sexual - touching no consent
emotional - undermind
verbal - words
social - preventing relationships
financial- money
Men may feel that they need to exert power over women and children in their private lives
Gender inequality
survivors feel ashamed and unsupported and not want to come forward, trusted friend or adult
Legal protection
online services
FEAR - perpetrator threaten to hurt
CHILDREN- stay for the sake of the children that they might be taken away
COMMITMENT OR LOVE - not be violent all the time or promise to change
LACK OF CONFIDENCE - abusers break down their victim's confidence
ISOLATION- isolated the victim from family and friends
PRESSURE FROM OTHERS- feelings of shame
LACK OF FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE - dependent of perpetrator
LEGAL ISSUES - fear telling the police or courts about the abuse
is physically, sexually, emotionally, psychologically or economically abusive
is threatening or coercive
controls or dominates the family member and causes that family member to feel fear for their safety or wellbeing or that of another person
causes a child to hear, see or otherwise be exposed to the effects of behaviour referred to above