The National Domestic Violence Hotline released the following to the press: Leaders from across the country are convening to change the face of domestic violence in America. Based on outcomes of the historic Decade for Change Summit, the National Domestic Violence Hotline (NDVH) today announced preliminary action steps designed to end domestic violence in America… Read More
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Rapes Not Getting Enough Attention
Jessica Bronson recently sent the following letter to the Alligator, an independent newspaper in Florida. Regarding Friday’s article “Rape rate low, press hype high”: While the media coverage of the recent rapes in Gainesville can be viewed as overly sensational, perhaps there has been too little coverage in the past. Residents shouldn’t live in a… Read More
Men Hide Past Victimization More
Debbie Parkes recently reported on a study that indicates that men hide past victimization more than woman: Nearly one in 10 male respondents reported having been sexually abused in childhood. Of those, about 34 per cent said they had never told anyone prior to being interviewed for the survey. By comparison, between 20 per cent… Read More
Prisons Ineffective at Reducing Crime
Vera Institute of Justice released the following to the press: Although crime is up in many American cities, lawmakers should think twice before raising penalties and extending prison sentences, advises a study released today by the Vera Institute of Justice, a 45-year-old nonprofit organization that works on safety and justice issues and is headed by… Read More
Teen Violence Awareness and Prevention Week
Marilyn Henry wrote an informative article about teen violence. She says: …for the second year the U.S. Senate has designated the week of Feb. 5 as Teen Violence Awareness and Prevention Week. Teen violence is a significant problem often not recognized by teens, parents, teachers and others who have daily contact with adolescents. According to… Read More
False Allegations of Domestic Violence
Ayinde O. Chase recently wrote an article about the shocking prevalence of false allegations of domestic violence in the United States. Here’s an excerpt: A new report released on Monday sheds some light on an alarming issue. Over one million false allegations of domestic violence are filed each year. The accusations usually stem from a… Read More
UK Rape Laws Toughened
Mark Townsend recently reported about legal reforms in the United Kingdom to increase rape convictions. Here’s an excerpt: A new statutory definition of capacity to consent to sexual intercourse will mean that, if a woman is so drunk she is incapable of consent, a man who sleeps with her may be charged with rape. The… Read More
Don’t be Dense about Self-Defense
Ashlee Crews is 12 years old, with only 95 pounds on her 4-foot-11-inch frame. But she has just thrown a 5-foot-10-inch, 160-pound man to the floor. She used a technique called “uke-nage,” a karate term which means to escape someone’s hold and throw that person to the ground. David Crews, Ashlee’s 24-year-old brother, is the… Read More
Combating Violent Crime
Greg Gordon and Marisa Taylor recently released an article about the rising violent crime rates in the Untied States. Here’s an excerpt: Chuck Wexler, who heads a think tank for police departments across the country that has monitored crime trends in cities, said the data over the last 18 months suggest that the crime surge… Read More
The Prevalence of False Accusations
In my recent article, The Danger of False Accusations, I call false accusations of sexual victimization one of the greatest hindrances to the active opposition to sexual victimization. In the article, I contend that men tend to rightfully fear false accusations, and thus hesitate to support (one-sided) anti-rape and anti-sexual-assault programs. Many people – mostly… Read More
Self-Defense Gun Debate a Universal Issue
There is universality to the firearms and self-defense debate that surfaces in almost every country of the world. The debates over public policy in each country sound very similar to those we experience in the United States. Perhaps that is because the issues are universal: people everywhere can debate the moral and social arguments for… Read More
Sexual Assault Survivors Accuse Military of Systemic Disinterest
Military sexual assault survivors and their advocates say the case of Suzanne Swift typifies the Pentagon’s failure to address the prevalence of sexual assault inside its ranks, as well as the unmet needs of survivors and the impunity enjoyed by assailants. Swift went AWOL in January to avoid deployment with a battalion in which she… Read More