Here's a story about campus Sexual Assaults where US representative Pat Meehan R-Delaware, convened regional experts on campus safety last month to discuss the issue and come up with policy recommendations on how to narrow the gap between the number of actually assaulted women and the number who choose to report it. Nearly 20 percent of women attending college are sexually assaulted or victims of an attempted assault, yet only between 5 and 12 percent of them report the attacks. "That gap is staggering," he said. "That amount of victims...

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 people involved and try to piece together what happened. The officers then attempt to discover who the main aggressor is in the situation. Ninety-nine percent of the time,...

This is a story from the Blackpool Gazette in the United Kingdom about Assaults On Women. The gist of the story is that, on average, a woman will be hit or threatened by a partner 35 times before she reports it to the authorities. "Historically domestic abuse is a hidden crime. What happens within four walls, stays within four walls." The abuse does not have to be physical it can be emotional verbal or psychological abuse to have the same degrading impact. One reason that women put up with it...

In today's blog post we're doing a review of the most popular Wildfire pepper sprays. They all have an 18% concentration of oleoresin capsicum which makes them nearly twice as hot as most sprays. They are made and independently tested in the USA with many sizes and styles to choose from. The most popular is this key ring spray that contains 25 half-second shots up to 12 feet away. It has a thumb lock safety to prevent accidental spraying and includes a UV marking dye for assailant identification. It has...

Everyone knows about domestic violence as a criminal issue. But this article by Forbes magazine talks about it in a social, business and health context. Read the whole story from Forbes magazine HERE. The article makes the argument that "domestic violence reduces productivity leads to absenteeism and drives up health care costs" costing an estimated $8.3 billion was higher medical expenses and lost productivity. "Nearly a quarter of employed women report that domestic violence has affected their work performance at some point in their lives. Each year, an estimated 8...

If you think for one minute the United States is the only country that has a domestic violence problem think again! Here's a story out of Australia, where police in Alice Springs have made more than 280 arrests as part of an operation targeting domestic violence. Read the whole story HERE. For some reason domestic violence seems higher in this central Australian city where "statistics show Indigenous women are 45 times more likely to be victims of domestic violence than others in the Northern Territory." During the first six months...

About 10 years ago the Liz Claiborne Corporation did a comprehensive study about teenage dating and the perils associated with it such as assaults that are normally connected to domestic violence. Recently there was another study done and the conclusions and facts presented were almost exactly the same. What does that mean? That nothing has gotten better for young women in their dating relationships! Teenage girls are at a high risk of relationship violence. Some of the facts are: 1. 15% of high school girls reports being abused by their...

click for more info As the military tries again to deal with an epidemic of sexual assaults, these three service members have witnessed the problem firsthand. They know what happens when those who are victimized try to report assaults. They have seen commanders look away or worse. You can read the whole story HERE. "The Senate is drafting its annual defense bill this month, including a provision that would strengthen how the Pentagon handles sexual assaults and harassment. Military leaders oppose a plan that would remove discretion from commanders to...