SIENA HEIGHTS UNIVERSITY SAFETY AWARENESS HANDBOOK
• Siena Heights University students and employees — A pattern of abusive behavior that is used by an intimate partner to gain or maintain power and control over the other intimate partner . Domestic violence can be physical , sexual , emotional , economic , or psychological actions or threats of actions that influence another person . This includes any behaviors that intimidate , manipulate , humiliate , isolate , frighten , terrorize , coerce , threaten , blame , hurt , injure , or wound someone .
• VAWA — Felony or misdemeanor crimes of violence ( including threats or attempts ) committed by a current or former spouse of the victim , by a person with whom the victim shares a child in common , by a person who is cohabitating with or has cohabitated with the victim as a spouse , by a person similarly situated to a spouse of the victim under the domestic or family violence laws of the jurisdiction receiving grant monies , or by any other person against an adult or youth victim / survivor who is protected from that person ’ s acts under the domestic or family violence laws of the jurisdiction receiving grant monies . It should be understood that domestic violence / dating violence applies to any pattern of coercive behavior that is used by one person to gain power and control over a current or former intimate partner or dating partner . This pattern of behavior may include physical or sexual violence , emotional and psychological intimidation , threats , verbal abuse , stalking , isolation , and economic control . In compiling domestic violence figures , grantees should include grant funds directed at dating violence .
Economic Abuse :
• VAWA — The term ‘ economic abuse ’, in the context of domestic violence , dating violence , and abuse in later life , means behavior that is coercive , deceptive , or unreasonably controls or restrains a person ’ s ability to acquire , use , or maintain economic resources to which they are entitled , including using coercion , fraud , or manipulation to :
1 . Restrict a person ’ s access to money , assets , credit , or financial information ;
2 . Unfairly use a person ’ s personal economic resources , including money , assets , and credit , for one ’ s own advantage ; or
3 . Exert undue influence over a person ’ s financial and economic behavior or decisions , including forcing default on joint or other financial obligations , exploiting powers of attorney , guardianship , or conservatorship , or failing or neglecting to act in the best interests of a person to whom one has a fiduciary duty ( VAWA ).
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