Examples of such crimes include terroristic threats, simple assault, aggravated assault, harassment, stalking, extortion and attempted murder. Domestic violence occurs 24 hours a day, but the most common time for us to respond to in- progress domestic violence calls is in the evening and early morning. Only half of those victims came from State College. And, according to a pamphlet from the center, a woman or child dies because of domestic violence every three days in Pennsylvania. The center, which helped 236 people file protection from abuse orders last year, usually sees relationships in the beginning stages of domestic violence.
Domestic violence has no boundaries.
We really see it in all socioeconomic classes, religions, races and cultures. It crosses all borders. The hallmark of the offender's behavior is a lack of responsibility and accountability for actions. This is the problem, Gerber said, because students sometimes don't realize that what is happening to them is against the law.