Identifying an Abusive Relationship

Does your partner...

• Put you down, constantly criticize you, or say blatantly cruel, hurtful things?
• Act in a controlling, jealous manner?
• Criticize the way you parent your children?
• Bring up the past to hurt you?
• Swear at you?
• Yell and scream at you?
• Give you the "silent treatment"?
• Monitor your time?
• Discourage or prevent you from socializing with friends?
• Blame you for his/her temper or mood?
• Discourage or prevent you from seeing your family?
• Threaten to hurt him/herself if you left?
• Change moods radically?
• Threaten to have an affair?
• Threaten to leave the relationship?
• Accuse you of having affairs? Of constantly flirting with other men/women?
• Threaten to take your children away from you?

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Please contact Sgt. Douglas Compton, Domestic Violence Liaison, (908-873-3232 / dcompton@wtpdmorris.org) or Community Policing Unit (908) 876-8309, Sgt. Douglas Compton / dcompton@wtpdmorris.org and P.O. Kurk Griffin/ kgriffin@wtpdmorris.org if you have any questions.

If you have an emergent situation, call 9-1-1 immediately and patrol will assist you and ensure you are provided with the above services.