Where it happens
Sexual violence can take place in different situations and places attended by the victim:
- in the victim’s home;
- in the offender’s home;
- in their joint residence, that is, where the victim lives with the offender;
- in the victim’s school;
- in the victim’s workplace;
- in the street and other public spaces;
- in an institutional context or structure/service responsible for providing care, supervision or education to the victim (e.g.: residential care homes; day centres; healthcare centres; prisons);
- in entertainment contexts (e.g.: parties; nightclubs; bars; gigs and concerts);
- in the internet, social networks and new technologies;
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