Appendices

Appendix 3: Definitions

Definitions of domestic violence

The definition used in inter-agency child protection procedures is:

‘Domestic violence is any violent or abusive behaviour (whether physical, sexual, psychological, emotional, financial, verbal, etc) which is used by one person to control and dominate another with whom they have or have had an intimate relationship’ Hester, M., Pearson, C. and Harwin, N (1998) Making an Impact: Children and Domestic Violence