Domestic violence and school bullying : an examination of the inextricable link between the two and the use of restorative justice to break the cycle

Domestic violence, which takes place within the home environment, and school bullying, which takes place within the compulsory education system, are inextricably linked. They both involve unauthorised force or violence, either psychological, emotional or physical. They both cause harm to the victim, the perpetrator and the wider community. This paper discusses the causal link between these two acts of violence and proposes a system of restorative justice to break the cycle.