Studies have also found that a high number of Indian women remain in relationships where they experience domestic violence out of fear of the stigma attached to divorce.
However, we should acknowledge the possible reluctance of participants to report exposure to violence because of fear of stigmatization.
Much of the industry (the gun makers, the sellers, and the lobbyists) prospers by stoking irrational fears – fears of armed home invasion, fears of government conspiracies, fears of mob violence, fears of invaders from other countries, fears of Doomsday scenarios, etc., and by providing a false sense of security and control through their products.
Latinos aren't reporting sexual assault and domestic violence for fear of being deported, LAPD says.
As in Afghanistan, women and girls often do not report violence for fear of being ostracized or killed.
For how long can we tolerate this kind of violence and fear of violence for half of our planet's population?
In addition to situations in which there was a risk of violence, fear of staff was reported when they provided unpleasant medication, and treated people coercively.
It urged schools to work harder to break the students' code of silence and develop procedures that students can report threats of violence without fear of retribution.
Chief among them is destigmatizing, or even decriminalizing, prostitution: such a move would, advocates argue, empower sex workers to report crimes, such as assault or threats of violence, without fear of getting in trouble themselves.
We show the multiple layers of violence and fear of violence in which Chicago students outpaced other cities in 2007-2013.
