Domestic Violence Facts California

At times abused persons are unaware that they are being abused and subjected to domestic violence and as such they are unable to receive the necessary help and treatment that they need. Forms of abuse that seem subtle and go unnoticed are:

• Sexual cohesion and reproductive control - this is when a partner sabotages your birth control efforts either by demanding unprotected sex, hiding or destroying birth control measures
• Cultural and identity abuse - this involves the ‘outing’ of a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity, HIV status, immigration status, their participation in polyamory or other personal information to family, friends, coworkers , landlords, law enforcement etc. and using such information against them in some way.
  
  

Statistics show the following about domestic violence:

• About 95% of domestic violence victims are women
• Over 50% of all women experience physical violence in an intimate relationship 
• 24% to 30% of women experiencing physical violence, the violence is ongoing and regular battering 
• Every 15 seconds the crime of a battery occurs 
• Most abusers are men
  

In California, domestic violence refers to violence that the defendant allegedly committed against a person that he or she was in a relationship with, these persons many includes the following:

• Spouses
• Boyfriends or girlfriends (past or present) 
• Person to whom the defendant is or was engaged to be married to 
• Children 
• Family members 
• Cohabitants
  
  

The law in place in respect of domestic violence provides special protections to abused persons as a result of the potential vulnerability that the victims face due to such relationships. Further, the legal provisions are set to punish abusers who break the law. In California, prosecutors a given a wide berth of discretion to pursue the maximum sentence possible even when the injury to the victim is minimum. Therefore, if you are charged with domestic violence in California there is a serious consequences.

This is no domestic violence laws in California, however, the crime you are charged with is determined by the actions that are said or alleged to have taken place and your relationship with the victim. Some domestic violence charges examples are:

• Infliction of corporal injury on a spouse or cohabitant
• Child abuse 
• Domestic battery
  
  

Such charges may be treated as felonies or misdemeanors and can result in a fine and imprisonment. Penalties are governed under the California Penal Code. In addition to penalties the defendant may be ordered to attend anger management classes, typically for one year. Failure to comply with the anger management class order will result in a probation violation conviction. And as such a probation violation conviction may result in additional penalties. Further, a domestic violence conviction may result in the revocation of you right to own, use or possess a firearm for at least ten years.

At times, domestic violence allegations are untrue due to various reasons by the alleged victim, however, because of the seriousness of domestic violence it is difficult to get charges dropped. In order to get domestic violence charges dropped contact a renowned law firm of domestic violence attorneys in California today.

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