There have been different theories concerning the reasons of domestic violence and abuse.

The court as well as the police can call for restraining, which is especially established for preventing the repetition of the domestic violence.

For the treatment of the above mentioned problem there have been founded two models: the Duluth and the Austrian model.

In the memberstates of the European Committee it can be said that the strong front against the domestic violence is quite general, but the regulation is very diverse which means there is no silver bullet in the fight against it.