In the twentieth century victims would avoid call police officers to report domestic abuse for many reasons. Majority of the time, especially in the beginning of the relationship, the victim would be embarrassed, feeling guilty that he/she was the main reason for the conflict. Other reasons are the victim would be in fear of losing their financial support that the abuser provides. Fear/discomfort of living with the abuser becomes a primary target for not reporting any incidents or act of the violence that had occurred. Victims are often threaten by the abuser, stating that they will kill them or hurt them if they try to leave, the abuser inflicts fear into their significant other making it extremely hard for an individual to leave. For example,
