Summarize the three phases of the battering cycle in domestic violence.
What will be an ideal response?
The battering cycle can be summarized as follows:
| • | Phase one is the tension-building stage in which the batterer engages in minor incidents |
| • | Phase two is the acute battering incident in which something provokes the perpetrator, |
| • | In phase three, the abuser regrets his actions and promises to get help in stopping the |
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