Highlights The violent crime rate is at a four year high. Domestic violence, intimate partner violence, stranger violence, and violent crime with an injury all…
View More Serious Violent Crime Increases-Crime Reported To Police DecreaseTag: Domestic Violence
Domestic Violence Programs Don’t Work
Highlights Domestic violence programs don’t reduce recidivism. Until we are willing to deal with the underlying problems of mental health and additional reasons for offender…
View More Domestic Violence Programs Don’t WorkViolence Against Women Increasing
Crime Against Women Highlights Violence against women is growing. An analysis of 4,484 killings of women in 47 major U.S. cities over the past decade…
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Domestic Violence Reports to Police Exceed General Violent Crime-But 600,000 Unreported Each Year
Observations 1.3 million nonfatal domestic violence victimizations occur each year. Police were notified of more than half (56%) of these victimizations. Does increased reporting…
View More Domestic Violence Reports to Police Exceed General Violent Crime-But 600,000 Unreported Each Year82% of women in corrections are victims of physical or sexual abuse as children
The Center for Disease Control (CDC) defines Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) as “a serious, preventable public health problem that affects millions of Americans. The term…
View More 82% of women in corrections are victims of physical or sexual abuse as children35 percent of women in the US will experience domestic violence
An estimated 35 percent of women in the US will experience intimate partner violence in their lifetimes. In addition, up to 70 percent of female…
View More 35 percent of women in the US will experience domestic violence19 Percent of American Women Raped-22 Percent Experience Severe Physical Violence
In the United States, an estimated 19.3% of women and 1.7% of men have been raped during their lifetimes; an estimated 1.6% of women reported…
View More 19 Percent of American Women Raped-22 Percent Experience Severe Physical ViolenceNevada, Vermont, Alabama, North Carolina and Tennessee Rank Highest for Men Murdering Women
Dear Readers: “When Men Murder Women” is a significant contribution to the understanding of domestic and intimate partner violence if you can get beyond the…
View More Nevada, Vermont, Alabama, North Carolina and Tennessee Rank Highest for Men Murdering Women