Here is a story by the CBC out of Windsor, Canada about how GPS alarms are now available to high-risk victims of domestic violence in Windsor. Read the whole story HERE. The Windsor Police Department bought them for those victims who are considered to be in situations where there is a potential for serious bodily harm or death. "The alarms are the...

more info here The Los Angeles times recently did a story about occidental colleges' deliberate under reporting of sexual assaults on campus. Read the Los Angeles Times article HERE. The tiny Los Angeles College has been the center of a firestorm revolving around sexual assaults on college campuses. In October the college said it failed to disclose two dozen sexual assaults made...

ABC did a story recently about the latest technique that criminals used to steal purses from women. The people who do it are called “sliders.” These criminals pull in next to a parked car that is driven by a woman at a gas station. They know that most women leave their purses or handbags on the front seat when they get out...

click for more info The New York Daily News recently did a story showing that two out of every three murders of women in New York City in 2012 was the result of domestic violence and domestic abuse. "In 2012, 68% of all murders of women in our city were related to domestic violence, up from 54% in 2011, with the highest...

more info here Some senior design students at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend Indiana have decided to raise awareness of the link between sexual assault and alcohol in a creative way. You can read their whole story HERE. The students decided on this campaign after the abnormally high number of campus alerts for sexual assault this past semester. The...

click for more details The BBC program "Panorama" uncovered systematic abuse of residents at a care facility called Winterbourne View near Bristol. This was the catalyst for the watchdog Care Quality Commission (CQC) to use hidden cameras in care homes to prevent abuse and neglect. They will also use ‘mystery shopper’ type schemes as it looks to protect vulnerable people “by any...