click image for more details 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 do not share a home. Also, there is debate among support services as to whether the term...

That is the question being posed by residents in Muskegon, Michigan. It seems there was a fight that involved nearly 20 students and when police finally responded they used pepper spray to gain control of the situation. That prompted residents and faculty to ask the question why couldn't they do the same thing and save a bunch of time? You can read...

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 that 90% of the time alcohol or drugs is involved in acquaintance rape, also known as date rape. As many as 25...

"Tasers are used extensively in more than 90 percent of the 18,000 police departments in the United States. The Taser has given police officers a non-lethal weapon that is more effective than pepper spray." This is a story about Taser, international and their efforts to give police officers another tool to fight crime. It is a "head-mounted camera called Axon Flex, that...

click for more info "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 women and their children recover from the physical and emotional traumas they have suffered." You can read the...

click image for more info 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 drinking and driving. That doesn’t appear like it will be changing anytime soon." You can read the...