If it is children, or there are children in the house, call the State Child Protective Service Hotline. You can remain anonymous, and they MUST investigate.
A woman alone, just ask her[ alone] if she needs help . Give her a local Women's shelter number. Be careful. Some abusers are happy to share with friends and neighbors. If you hear an obvious beating or calls for help, cal l 911. The Police won't tell who called.
Yes.
If you are not being vindictive, and/or running the risk of filing a false report, and if you HONESTLY suspect that there is domestic violence and child abuse taking place in that relationship, you MUST report it to prevent possible tragic consequences for ALL concerned.
The right thing to do when you are in a domestic violence is to report. You can report to the nearest police station or any organization handling such cases.
Doctors may report domestic violence according to state regulations. Reporting may depend on the incident and who was involved.
Criminal Domestic Violence violations are one of the offenses for which there is no SOL.
It depends on if their is a domestic violence situation or case, in which, it would be pretty good to mention. But if their is no domestic violence involved, then there would be no reason to mention it.
From public awareness, people will be able to report domestic violence. People will also note habits that might likely lead to domestic violence before it occurs.
Then you have to report yourself. Or you can contact your lawyer to represent you.
he made me drop it because he said he did nothing wrong
Yes. Go to the police station where the report was recorded, state that there are errors in the report and ask to amend the errors accordingly.
Recognize , resist , and report ( forgot remove yourself)
Calls for a legal opinion - see an attorney. If the violence was documented in any fashion (police report - court action - domestic violence order - etc) it MIGHT very well prove to be material in the divorce action.
domestic violence bill prescribs legal sanctions against domestic crimes.