Domestic Violence in a Nutshell Social science Essay
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Under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), domestic violence includes the following: "[F]elony or misdemeanor crimes of violence committed by a current or former spouse of the victim, by a person with whom the victim shares a child in common, by a person who is cohabitating with or has cohabitated with the victim as a spouse, by a person similarly situated to a spouse of the victim under the domestic or family violence laws of the jurisdiction receiving grant monies.