Domestic Violence is a behavior used by one partner to gain or maintain power and control over another partner in an intimate relationship.  It can be physical, sexual, emotional, economic, or psychological.  Domestic Violence also includes abuse between individuals related by blood or that live in the same household.  The Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Unit specializes in the prosecution of cases involving family, partner or household violence. The unit also provides domestic violence prosecution and prevention trainings for law enforcement, battered women's advocates and community groups.