TYPES OF ABUSE

This is probably one of the most subtle types of abuse that there is. It is where a person is deprived of social interaction to some level. It is a common place in partner abuse where the one partner will limit (sometimes completely) the social activities the other person may participate in unless the perpetrator is present (or a representative of the perpetrator). In extreme cases, the victim becomes a total prisoner within their own home, never being allowed to leave the home for any reason. This can also apply to children being made virtual prisoners or having their social life removed. Deprivation of a child's participation in sport or social groups is a common application of this abuse. It does go beyond this into special communities (or communes) and even into wider applications that are either cultural and/or political.