Introduction: In India, Domestic violence (DV) is common among women and has been associated with poor mental and physical health. Over the world, Domestic violence against women is experienced by women of all ages and social classes, all races, religions, and nationalities. Physical, sexual and psychological violence that occurs in the family, including sexual abuse of female children in the household; dowry-related violence; marital rape, etc. Physical, sexual, and psychological violence occurs within the general community, including rape; sexual abuse; sexual harassment, and threatening at work. Trafficking in women, and forced prostitution are also common in educational institutions and elsewhere. Domestic violence includes any behaviors that frighten, intimidate, scare, manipulate, hurt, humiliate, blame, injure, or wound someone. Evidence Acquisition: This paper intends to review the crime against women like domestic violence, rape, trafficking in women, sexual harassment, etc, and its impact on the mental health of women. For this paper, more than 20 different studies have been reviewed using the electronic database, i.e. Google Scholar, PubMed, Medline, and Elsevier. Result: A detailed review of studies pointed that crime against women is very common like domestic violence, rape, trafficking in women, sexual harassment, threatening at work, sexual abuse and it occur in all ages of women and social classes, all races, religion. Conclusion: For breaking the cycle of abuse, it will require concerted collaboration and action between governmental and non-governmental actors including educators, health-care authorities, legislators, the judiciary, and the mass media. To change in attitudes and perceptions, the education of both men and women is very important. When the underlying causes of violence are addressed and cultural norms and attitudes are challenged, violence against women can be prevented and eliminated.
Crime against women, Domestic violence, Intimate partner violence, Sexual assault, poor mental and physical health
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