Intimate Partner Violence

Question 1

What are the three phases in the ‘Cycle of Violence’?

Answer 1

Tension building, explosion, honeymoon phase

Denial as a general theme

Question 1

What is the purpose of the ‘Domestic Violence Act’?

Answer 1

• Process to acquire a protection order
• Protection order prohibits further acts of domestic violence (arrest/court consequences)

Question 2

Where can an application form for a protection order (DVA) be filled?

Answer 2

Nearest Magistrate’s office, domestic violence clerk