Physical injury that involves behavior such as hitting, kicking, slapping, punching, choking, and shaking. Sexual abuse that involves the use of force, threats or intimidation by the offender to engage in sexual activity. Abuse usually occurs around the need to control.
Family violence is often a learned behavior from childhood.
Family violence is NOT caused by such factors as stress, anger, job pressures, personal problems, or behavior by the victim. Offenders typically use these problems to justify or excuse their abusive behavior. Refer to our POCs section to find a list of all Marine Corps Family Advocacy programs listed by installation with phone numbers and location. Family Advocacy Programs include Victim Advocacy. An Advocate is on call 24 hours a day to provide crisis intervention and referral to community resources.