According to a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention survey, 23.6 percent of U.S. women and 11.5 percent of U.S. men reported being a victim of domestic violence at some point in their lives. The CDC estimates that 1,200 women are killed and 2 million are injured in domestic violence every year in the… Read More
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A Letter To Men
I just read a letter to the men of the world on Allyssa Milan’s blog. As it seems to me, the letter has a humorous tone even though it addresses serious feelings. The letter talks about men’s general emotional insensitivity, not about the more extreme abuse that I often post about here. I don’t necessarily… Read More
Bush Does Not Mention Domestic Violent Crime
I watched the State of the Union Address earlier tonight. While he did mention international terrorism and the wars, Bush did not even mention the domestic violent crime problem. He leads the country into a needless war in Iraq that will cost trillions of dollars and has made us less safe. But he does not… Read More
Two Crime Prevention Tips
I just read some crime prevention tips from the Durham Police Department. They geared the tips mostly to businesses, but the tips can help most people. I want to mention two of the tips in particular. Firstly, when recommending what to do after a robbery, they recommend to not talk to witnesses until after the… Read More
High-Schoolers Promote Peace
I just read an inspiring news story about high-school students who pledged to prevent violence. Some members of the student government at Hoover High School in Glendale made two large posters supporting peace and violence prevention. Other students wrote messages and pledges of peace and nonviolence on the posters. In these times with a younger… Read More
Prevent Violence By Joining Kids Online
A recent news story from Toronto quotes the police there as saying that adults can prevent violence by joining kids online. Scott Mills, who runs the Toronto Crime Stoppers school program, said, “I could prevent violence more so from my desk than I could driving around to schools. Just by being out there, engaging with… Read More
Powerful Music Video about Domesic Abuse
Hip-hop artist Big Lou told me about the YouTube music video of his song, Stop Hittin Me. Even if you do not tend to like hip-hop music, I beg you to watch this powerful music video about domestic violence: I love the song. And I love the fact that Big Lou uses his talent to… Read More
Humans Naturally Crave Violence
I just read an interesting article by Jeanna Bryner about a study with mice that shows that humans naturally crave violence. In the study, mice would purposely hit a target that would cause an intruder mouse to come into their cage. The mice would do this so that they could fight. Additionally, experimentation with the… Read More
Society Still Allows Violence
I wish you all a good Martin Luther King Day. But I cannot stop myself from fearing that we let the mission die with the man. Years after Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his message of unity and non-violence, our society still allows violence. We still let our government wage needless, expensive wars overseas. Domestically,… Read More
Death Penalty For Child Rape
Louisiana sentenced the 43-year-old Patrick Kennedy to death for the rape of his 8-year-old stepdaughter. The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Friday to review the case and decide whether a state can execute someone convicted of raping a child. The United States constitution bans “cruel and unusual punishment.” In 1977, the Supreme Court ruled that the… Read More
My Favorite Posts
I have gone through the posts on this blog to find my favorites. I have listed them on the sidebar. I did get bored after going back about 100 posts, so I may have left out some very old posts. Any way check them out: Do I Want To Prevent Crime? Lo taamod al dam… Read More
Economic Crime Degree
If you want to make crime prevention your profession, then you might consider going to school for an economic crime degree. Schools such as Utica College offer various courses and degrees related to economic crime prevention. Economic crime continues to develop with technology. Thieves can find various ways to work with credit cards, electronic banking,… Read More