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Perpetrators use protective mechanisms for themselves
Leschanz and her colleagues also notice that violent criminals exchange ideas in the area of entry and approach bans. “We see this in relationships where the man has already been turned away once, then comes back, provokes an argument and calls the police.” There were three recent cases in which a woman was turned away. “Women can be aggressive too, yes – but we believe that self-defense is viewed as an attack here.” But to speak of a trend would be going too far, says women’s shelter managing director Michaela Gosch. According to the police, the majority of the 1,403 entry bans that were issued in Styria this year affected men.
