Hurdle In Domestic Violence

Domestic violence in a relationship is about as difficult a situation to handle as any. It is fraught with hurdles. This story is about one Domestic Violence Hurdle that typifies the problems with domestic violence. It essentially talks about police involvement. "When a police officer responds to a (domestic violence) call, the first thing he or she does is to separate the...

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Colleges Working On Campus Sexual Assaults

Here's a story about a college that is attempting to improve Sexual Assault Procedures. The Campus Sexual Violence Elimination (SaVE) Act takes effect soon. It holds institutions of higher education responsible for the prevention of sexual violence, not just responding to it after assaults occur. "It also establishes standard procedures for disciplining those found guilty, and requires greater transparency on sexual violence...

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Indian Women Fight Back With OC Spray

Here is a story from the Boston Globe about Indian women fighting back with self-defense pepper sprays. You can read the whole story HERE. Indian women are taking the initiative these days in learning self-defense techniques and how to use pepper spray for their own self-defense instead of the long-standing tradition of relying on male relatives to accompany them for safety. According to...

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Parking Lot Assaults

From the NBC affiliate in Los Angeles comes this story about a Parking Lot Assault that was caught on camera. "Police on Tuesday released surveillance video in hopes of catching a man who kidnapped and sexually assaulted a disabled woman in Long Beach." The man was captured on video approaching the 53-year-old woman in a parking lot near 15th Street and Long...

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Campus Sexual Assault Reporting

This is a story about Campus Sexual Assaults and why so few of them are reported. It also suggests, for the first time that we've seen in writing, something that we have been talking about for years-that the University get out of the investigation and prosecution of these serious crimes and leave it to a professional law enforcement agency. However, experts say...

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Domestic Violence Cases Cause Squeeze On Shelter Space

This is a story from a St. Louis television station that is reporting a shortage of shelter space for women because that an increase in Domestic Violence. Shelters are particularly busy in winter time and this winter has been one of the most difficult and challenging pushing people to the edge. There is no particular explanation anybody can come up with for...

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Stopping College Campus Sexual Assaults

Recently U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal D-Conn. met with the University of St. Joseph students, professors and staff and talked about the need for cultural change regarding Campus Sexual Assaults. This was the third roundtable discussion that Sen. Blumenthal has had about sexual assaults on college campuses. He hopes to shape legislation and propose funding for programs that might help prevent it and...

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