A new law allows courts to impose lesser sentences if it can be determined the defendant was a victim of domestic violence at ...

New York City child welfare agencies routinely investigate parents who report being abused, but a state appellate court ruled ...

NCEDSV is conducting an online survey to assess the effectiveness of current domestic violence resources in Nevada.

Essex County receives tens of millions of dollars each year from the federal government. Some of that money may be at risk, ...

The reintroduction of the Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act comes as survivors of abuse are in desperate need of support.

Witnesses will speak at the next hearing for the restraining order brought against former Kern County 2nd District Supervisor Zack Scrivner. Neither Zack nor Christina Scrivner were present at the ...

The Nevada Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence says our state ranks fifth in the country for the most rape and second in the country for domestic violence.

Southwest residents now have access to the results of an in-depth analysis of domestic violence-based deaths in Saskatchewan ...

A police dog shot at the end of a long standoff in Portage, Maine, on Monday died hours later, officials said Tuesday.

The GPS tracking system run by the state’s judiciary in Connecticut has been expanded to include more courts, providing ...

Women’s rights advocates have launched a policy framework urging companies and institutions to take a proactive role in ...

Named after Joanna Lewis of Vacaville, whose 2011 death was initially ruled a suicide, “Joanna’s Law” is the first of its kind in the nation, establishes guidelines for law ...