Attorney General Eric Holder recently spoke at the Tribal Nations Listening Session on Public Safety and Law Enforcement, a conference sponsored by the Department of Justice in St. Paul, Minnesota. He talked about some new initiatives the DOJ will undertake to help reduce violence on native lands. From the Star Tribune: Holder announced the distribution [...]
Posts under ‘Domestic Violence’
USDOJ Report: Child Witnesses to Domestic Violence
A recent report from the Department of Justice, Bureau of Statistics shows that nearly 25 percent of Intimate Partner Violence cases involved a child witness: WASHINGTON – A child witnessed violence in 22 percent of intimate partner violence cases filed in state courts, the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) in the Office of Justice Programs, [...]
Domestic Violence and Workplace Violence
A new study, by the organization Peace at Work, looks at workplace assaults and their relation to domestic violence. Statistics show that a victim leaving an abusive relationship, is often most vulnerable at the workplace. From 24-7 Press Release: Among the findings- • Over 40% of the perpetrators did not try to evade capture after [...]
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. President Obama’s proclamation: Domestic violence touches the lives of Americans of all ages, leaving a devastating impact on women, men, and children of every background and circumstance. A family’s home becomes a place of fear, hopelessness, and desperation when a woman is battered by her partner, a child witnesses [...]
VAWA 15 Year Anniversary
From the National Domestic Violence Hotline News: Women’s groups, including National Domestic Violence Hotline CEO Sheryl Cates, gathered at Vice President Joe Biden’s home Tuesday night to toast the 15th anniversary of landmark legislation aimed at eliminating violence against women. “You’ve helped so many women step out of the darkness. You’ve helped so many young [...]
Domestic Violence: A Pre-Existing Condition?
Froim the SEIU Blog: Insurance companies have used the excuse of “pre-existing conditions” to deny coverage to countless Americans. From cancer patients to the elderly suffering from arthritis, these organizations have padded their profit margins by limiting coverage to patients deemed “high risk” because of their medical condition. But, in DC and eight other states, [...]
Asylum Seekers and Domestic Violence
Encouraging news via The New York Times: The Obama administration has opened the way for foreign women who are victims of severe domestic beatings and sexual abuse to receive asylum in the United States. The action reverses a Bush administration stance in a protracted and passionate legal battle over the possibilities for battered women to [...]
Intimate Partner Violence Lasts Longer for Couples with Children
An interesting new study was released in Norway about the longevity of intimate partner for couples with children. Violence inflicted by an intimate partner lasts longer if the couple has children together, and the violence continues after the relationship ends. In addition, children are harmed more by witnessing violence between their parents than previously thought. [...]
New White House Advisor on Violence Against Women Named
Lynn Rosenthal has been appointed as the new White House Advisor on Violence Against Women: From the office announment: Washington, DC – Vice President Biden, the author of the landmark Violence Against Women Act, announced today the appointment of Lynn Rosenthal as the new White House Advisor on Violence Against Women. Ms. Rosenthal is one [...]
The Relationship Between Economic and Domestic Abuse
The Allstate Foundation recently released a curriculum to help people understand the relationship between doimesic violence and economic abuse. From PRNews Wire: “Many people associate domestic violence with physical cuts and bruises, but bruises on your credit score and being cut off from access to money create lasting scars that make it hard, if not [...]
