Domestic Violence can take different forms, but its goal is always the same: batterers want total power and control over their partners. They do this by regularly abusing them physically, emotionally, and psychologically. Abusers are very much in control: they hit when they want to and stop when they are ready.
Physical Abuse:
Slapping, kicking, pushing
Hitting, choking, punching
Verbal Abuse:
Constant criticism, name calling, shouting
making humiliating remarks, mocking
Isolation:
Not allowing the victim to see friends and relatives
Monitoring phone calls
Controlling where the victim goes
Taking victim's keys, locking the victim out of the home
Harrassment/Coercion/Intimidation/Threats
Making the victim feel guilty
Pushing the victim into decisions
Manipulating victim and other family members
Always insisting on being right
Making up impossible "rules" and punishing the victim for breaking them
Threatening to harm the victim, children, family members and pets
Using physical size to intimidate
Keeping weapons and threatening to use them
Following or stalking
Humiliating the victim in public
Constantly checking up on the victim's whereabouts
Extreme Jealousy and possessiveness
Economic Control
Not paying bills, refusing to give money
To visit us in person:
City of Marco Island Police Department
To reach by telephone:
Phone #: 239-389-5050
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