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duration if the magistrate deems it necessary for adequate protection. Most restraining orders are personalized to the woman’s needs and her particular situation. If a woman presses charges it will take at least two weeks to reach the Family Court or the Magistrate's Court. In Cayo district the Magistrate Court turns into a Family Court every Friday, hearings will only be given at the Family Court. If the abuse is classified as grievous harm, dangerous harm or maim the case is dealt with as a criminal case and accordingly goes through the Supreme Court, the waiting time for court cases here can be between three and five months. Requests for Orders are only denied in the cases where a woman is harassed due to her approaching the alleged perpetrator (judgment: harassment would not occur without provocation) or when domestic violence is deemed a self-defensive act. If the abuser is arrested and sentenced on a charge of domestic violence or if he violates his restraining order, he faces up to six months imprisonment or $5,000 Bz maximum fine (or both). If it is a first offense, the abuser will probably be fined rather than imprisoned. In rare cases, the abuser might instead be referred to counseling. This is only used in cases where the abuser is a first-time offender and the level of past and potential harm is judged to have been or to be not very great. However, if a women presses charges it will take at least two weeks to reach the Family Court or the Magistrate's Court. In Cayo district the Magistrate Court turns into a Family Court every Friday, hearings will only be given at the Family Court. In the mean time women are in danger of retaliation from the abuser, particularly if they must continue to live with the abuser. If the abuse is classified as grievous harm, dangerous harm or maim the case is dealt with as a criminal case and accordingly goes through the Supreme Court, the waiting time for court cases here can be between three and five months. Requests for Orders are only denied in the cases where a woman is harassed due to her approaching the alleged perpetrator (judgment: harassment would not occur without provocation) or when domestic violence is deemed a self defensive act. 31-56
A Protection Order... • Has the abuser return personal property of the victim • Has the abuser pay maintenance to a child or dependent • Stops the abuser from: • Being at the home, work-place or neighborhood of the victim • Being in a certain named place where the victim goes • Being in a particular area or neighborhood • Speaking to, sending messages, harassing, behaving in an offensive manner towards, or sending messages to the victim • Orders that the victim or any child receive counseling • According to the simplified <strong>Domestic</strong> <strong>Violence</strong> Act, the Protection Order also grants the victim the sole right to live in the household residence 33-56
Page 1 and 2: Domestic Violence Counseling Traini
Page 3 and 4: SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION 2-56
Page 5 and 6: 3. “Domestic violence only happen
Page 7 and 8: 7. “Batterers are just violent pe
Page 9 and 10: SECTION 2 THE NATURE OF DOMESTIC VI
Page 11 and 12: • Sexual degradation, including:
Page 13 and 14: • Verbally abusive, threatening,
Page 15 and 16: • The victim attempts to stay out
Page 17 and 18: EMOTIONAL AFTER-EFFECTS OF ABUSE Do
Page 19 and 20: • Embarrassment, reluctance to op
Page 21 and 22: Ultimately, domestic violence is on
Page 23 and 24: STATISTICS (from the handbook Sayin
Page 25 and 26: MENTAL PREPERATION When someone exp
Page 27 and 28: Threat to “turn her in” Loss of
Page 29 and 30: SECTION 5 LEGAL & MEDICAL PROCEDURE
Page 31: issues and domestic violence; they
Page 35 and 36: comprehensive support system for vi
Page 37 and 38: 2. Documentation • The Domestic V
Page 39 and 40: • Symptoms / Detection: Some peop
Page 41 and 42: • Treatment: Treatments for genit
Page 43 and 44: SECTION 6 RESOURCES 43-56
Page 45 and 46: Red Cross 824-4804/2807 Cor. Joseph
Page 47 and 48: BEFORE YOU START COUNSELING… Befo
Page 49 and 50: show how she is really feeling. Let
Page 51 and 52: the first weeks after an assault, p
Page 53 and 54: • Allow your counselee to talk ab
Page 55 and 56: MISCELLANEOUS TIPS The following ar

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