This Oklahoma law aims to ease sentencing for convicted abuse survivors. Is it working?
A new law allows courts to impose lesser sentences if it can be determined the defendant was a victim of domestic violence at ...
Why Employers Should Care About Domestic Violence And What They Can Do
While discussions of typical work-life policies and practices—such as childcare and flexibility—arise frequently, domestic ...
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Maple Grove Police Department Intensifies Efforts to Combat Domestic Violence with Specialized Response Team
Maple Grove Police focus on domestic violence, with a dedicated response team to support victims and hold perpetrators ...
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What Popular Media Often Gets Wrong About Domestic Violence
While popular media plays an important role in raising awareness about intimate partner violence, it often relies on ...
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Breaking The Cycle: New Domestic Violence Law Paves Way for Safer Communities
The UAE government recently abrogated Federal Decree-Law No. 10/2019 and replaced it with Federal Decree-Law No. 13/2024 On ...
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Domestic Violence Is Upending NYC Kids’ Lives, Housing and Education
More children are unhoused than ever in the nation’s largest school district – in part due to domestic violence. How are ...
Seven women say they endured domestic violence, then prison. These are their stories
Seven women filed for re-sentencing under the Oklahoma Survivors Act, a new law that considers domestic violence evidence.
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Gainesville woman addresses domestic violence in upcoming Florida bill
Gainesville resident Amy Trask created a pair of bills to protect Floridians from facing the domestic abuse she did. If ...
Your Voice: Empower domestic violence survivors, accessible learning resources (long letters)
This week, readers write about preventing domestic and intimate partner violence and creating a past paper archive that all ...
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Coercive or controlling behaviour now ‘on par’ with domestic abuse in bid to protect abuse victims
Coercive or controlling behaviour has been placed "on a par" with other domestic abuse offences such as physical violence, as ...
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Eldest Children Suffer Under Coercive Control Domestic Violence
The eldest child may especially suffer from exposure to coercive control domestic abuse. Learn how to help children recover from the trauma and chaos.
Domestic violence took 4 lives in Wake County this week. And it’s getting worse.
Rohner, who said she had taken multiple restraining orders out on Rodrigues, moved to Raleigh in 2016, but he continued to stalk and harass her, court records show. In March 2023, he pleaded guilty in ...