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Safe Rhode Island:
Violence and Injury Prevention Program |
3 Capitol Hill, Rm 409
Providence, RI 02908
Phone:(401) 222-7627
Contact: Beatriz Perez |
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Safe Rhode Island:
Violence and Injury Prevention Program Violence Against Women
Definitions
Physical violence is intentional use of physical force with the potential for causing death, injury, or harm. Physical violence includes, but is not limited to: scratching, pushing, shoving, throwing, grabbing, biting, choking, shaking, poking, hair pulling, slapping, punching, hitting, burning, and use of restraints or one’s body, size, or strength against another person. Physical violence also includes use of a weapon (gun, knife, or other object) against a person. [Adapted from the CDC Recommended Data Elements for Intimate Partner Violence Surveillance]
Sexual violence is divided into three categories: 1) The use of physical force to compel a person to engage in a sexual act against his/her will, whether or not the act is completed; 2) An attempted or completed sex act involving a person who is unable to understand the nature or condition of the act, decline participation, or to communicate unwillingness to engage in the sexual act, e.g., a person who is ill, disabled, under the influence of alcohol or other drugs, or due to intimidation or pressure; 3) Abusive sexual contact, defined as intentional touching directly or through the clothing of the genitalia, anus, groin, breast, inner thigh, or buttocks of any person against their will, or of any person who is unable to understand the nature or condition of the act, decline participation, or to communicate unwillingness to be touched. [From CDC Recommended Data Elements for Intimate Partner Violence Surveillance]
Domestic violence is the occurrence of one or more of the following acts between spouses or people who have a child in common:
- Attempting to cause or causing physical harm; Placing another in fear of imminent serious physical harm;
- Causing another to engage involuntarily in sexual relations by force, threat of force, or duress.
[From RI General Laws 15-5-16]
Intimate partners include current spouses, current non-marital partners, divorced, former or separated spouses, and former non-marital partners. [From CDC Recommended Data Elements for Intimate Partner Violence Surveillance]
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