Tag Archives: assault prevention
DOJ Report On Assaults At University Of Montana
Department of Justice attorneys sang the University of Montana’s praises Thursday for its efforts to address problems surrounding sexual assault, even as DOJ documents painted a damning picture of how assault cases involving UM students all too often were handled. … Continue reading
Campus Assaults In The News Spur Discussions
This is a story from USA Today on how all the assaults that have been in the news recently have spurred discussions of increased safety on college campuses. The most immediate one was the incident of the three women from … Continue reading
Sexual Assault Awareness Month At Sacramento State
This is a story about sexual assaults at Sacramento State University. There is nothing new here, sexual assaults on college campuses across the country is a huge problem.. In 2010, students at Sacramento State could find media releases from the … Continue reading
Sexual Violence On Campus Prevention Week
Here is an article about what the University of Oregon students on campus are doing for sexual violence awareness month and a big event called take back the night. You can read the whole story HERE Through various events on … Continue reading
VP Biden On Domestic Violence
We have never had much respect for Joe Biden but I reserve the right to change my mind because he and I agree on the importance of this issue-domestic violence. Recently Vice President Biden on Wednesday said his work on … Continue reading
Sexual Violence Against Women-Worse Overseas
Here are two international news stories about sexual violence against women in different countries. The first one is about sexual assaults in Egypt. “Women’s rights are fundamental human rights and environmental concerns. As the world reacts to the rise in … Continue reading
Sexual Assaults On Campus-How To Protect Yourself
This is a story about how the student newspaper at Swarthmore College revealed shortcomings in the handling of sexual assaults on campus. This is leading the college to take a look and review their sexual assault policies. You can read … Continue reading
Women’s Safety In India A Growing Concern
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has called on the Indian people to protect women from sexual assaults. Police are being criticized in a recent attack on a five year old girl, after allegedly offering the parents of the victim a sum … Continue reading
Domestic Violence Is Not Just Sexual Or Physical
Here is a story out of Ireland that makes the point that domestic violence is not just physical or sexual. Academics prefer to use the term “intimate partner violence” so as not to exclude dating relationships where victim and abuser … Continue reading
Toronto Man Assaulted By Four Women
This is a story about a man who was supposedly sexually assaulted by four women who offered to give him a ride home after a nightclub visit. Instead, they took him to a parking lot and assaulted him. You can … Continue reading
Women’s Rights Groups Push Back In Egypt
In Egypt, women’s rights groups are pushing back against some Islamists’ attempts to blame women for an upsurge in sexual harassment. You can read the whole story HERE. In Egypt fundamentalist Islamist groups have a history of repressing women. Women … Continue reading
Sexual Assault On A College Campus
This is an article written recently entitled “Time to Talk Seriously About Sexual Violence on Campus” It is a very thoughtful article that brings up some scary statistics about life on a college campus for female students. They also mention … Continue reading
Curbing Domestic Violence-What You Can Do To Protect Yourself
“Every year, police in Baltimore City respond to thousands of calls related to domestic violence. Officers arrest and charge abusive partners, judges issue protective orders to women who fear for their lives, and domestic violence counselors struggle to help battered … Continue reading
Sexual Assault On Campus-Same Old, Same Old
Here is an editorial opinion about how colleges and universities handle sexual assaults committed other campuses. “A student who commits sexual assault on a college campus is less likely to suffer long-term personal consequences than a student who gets caught … Continue reading
Harlingen,Texas Parking Lot Assault
This is a story out of Harlingen, Texas, where an angry mother attacked her son’s girlfriend in a Home Depot parking lot. She was angry over the fact that the woman was dating her son. Give me a break You … Continue reading