Domestic violence is one of the country’s most common crimes, and Utah is no exception. One in five women in Utah relate that their children witness or hear verbal abuse, while one in fourteen report their children witness or hear physical abuse.
Using Coercion and Threats Making or carrying out threats to do something to hurt the other person Threatening to leave the other person, to commit suicide, report the other person to welfare Making the other person drop charges Making the other person do illegal thing	Using Economic Abuse Preventing the other person from getting or keeping a job Making the other person ask for money Giving the other person an allowance Taking the other person's money Not letting the other person know about or have access to family income
Using Children Making the other person feel guilty about the children Using the children to relay messages Using visitation to harass the other person Threatening to take the children away	Using Emotional Abuse Putting the other person down Making the other person feel bad about themselves Calling the other person names Making the other person think they are crazy Playing mind games Humiliating the other person Making the other person feel guilty
Minimizing, Denying, Blaming Making light of the abuse and not taking the other person's concerns about it seriously Saying the abuse never happened Shifting responsibility for abusive behavior Saying the other person caused it	Using Privileges Treating the other person like a servant Making all the big decisions Acting like the master of the castle Being the one who determines the roles