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Are Stun Batons a Good Protection Tool?
High Voltage Stun Batons for Self Defense As crime rates continue to rise each day, people are sorting for ways of protecting themselves from the danger. The danger could be another person, wild animals, or dogs. In fact, dog bite cases are also growing at an alarming rate.Which protection tool should you have to be safe on the streets? How do you determine which one is an excellent protection tool? And when you do, is the protection tool affordable? These are some of the few things you need to consider... -
Domestic Violence Plan Announced
This is a news story about how government officials, community partners courts, law enforcement and local communities and team together to announce the implementation of a comprehensive Domestic Violence Plan. Domestic Violence is a growing problem across the nation. It is the leading cause of injury to women-more than car accidents, muggings, and rapes combined and the 7th leading cause of death. Over one in four women are victims of domestic violence. The purpose of the plan is to "reduce the incidence of domestic violence and eliminate domestic violence homicides... -
Aussie Epidemic In Domestic Violence
Here's a story out of ABC news in Australia concerning what many are calling a Domestic Violence Epidemic. The story goes on to say that domestic violence is it epidemic proportions and that it is reached the point where it is time to clear a national emergency. "I think it's about saying for once we are going to pull together all our resources and treat this in the way we would if it was a national disaster of any kind, like a flood or a bushfire, and deal with it... -
What Is The Best Weapon For Your Self Defense?
If you could choose one weapon for self-defense, which would it be? For women the ability to defend themselves from a distance is very appealing. Most pepper sprays have a range of at least 8 feet some as high as 18 feet. Women have more opportunities to use a self-defense weapon because they are assaulted nine times more often than men. And if you need any more convincing consider this. Every law enforcement officer in the country carries a pepper spray on his utility belt. It is a key component... -
Domestic Violence Is An Equal Opportunity Destroyer
A recent study conducted by the American Psychological Association contradicted stereotypes that domestic violence is more prevalent in low-income or minority households. You can read the whole story HERE. Basically it showed violent incidents crossed economic lines with near equal percentages in all income brackets. Families of all races and ethnicities were also affected and three of every four perpetrators were male. “Family violence definitely cuts across all society’s segments and income levels and has a serious impact on children, the nationwide study indicates. "The study interviewed children who had... -
Domestic Violence Impact On Children
A new piece of research about to be published in the journal Psychology of Violence tells us that the chances of intervention in a case where a child watches domestic violence going on between her parents are far less than most of us would hope for. Read the whole story HERE. "In more than a third of the cases that her team researched, physical injury occurred yet only one in four cases resulted in a police report. Children were hurt in about one in 75 cases. There is a link... -
Domestic Violence Reviews
Here is a story out of Jacksonville about reviews of Domestic Violence cases that occurs in Georgia. According to an in-depth review of the cases conducted by prosecutors and other experts one out of every six Georgians killed as a result of domestic violence has sought help from a shelter or safe house. Nearly 100 cases have been subjected to these intense reviews. Looking at all of them, the authors of the latest report identified some major elements that seem to correlate. For instance, roughly one of every four murder... -
Teen Relationship Abuse
Here's another article written about Teen Dating Violence offering some tips. Did you know that as many as one in three high school students is in a relationship with someone who is abusive. The abuse does not have to be physical. Some of the most common these days is digital abuse where the partner demands to know passwords and is constantly texting to check up on them. Another that is common is where the partner exhibits extreme jealousy, controlling behavior, quick involvement, unpredictable mood swings, alcohol and drug use, hypersensitivity...