Oklahoma Prosecutors Want To Pressure Domestic Violence
WEB1 day ago · The Oklahoma Survivors’ Act, which passed with nearly unanimous support from state lawmakers, was inspired by women who faced harsh prison sentences for killing their abusers to protect themselves; who committed a crime while trying to flee abuse; or who were pressured by their abuser into breaking the law. It created a sentencing matrix that caps sentences for qualifying individuals at 30 ...
After funding cuts, nonprofits for domestic-violence survivors …
WEBFor fiscal year 2024, Congress set a funding cap of $1.35 billion — about $600 million less than last year for the Crime Victims Fund, as its reserve dwindled. Advocates fear that without a ...
Domestic abuse experts to be embedded in 999 control rooms
WEB23 hours ago · Domestic abuse specialists will be embedded in 999 control rooms in England and Wales as part of the government's pledge to halve violence against women and girls in a decade. The measure is part ...
Domestic violence led to the murder of his mom and sister, so …
WEBAug 29, 2022 · Domestic violence led to the murder of his mom and sister, so he's fighting back Alex Youn's sister had taken legal steps to protect herself from her violent estranged husband. She and her...
The Woman on the Bridge - The New York Times
WEBNov 28, 2021 · Nearly half of all homicides in Maine are linked to domestic violence, and Officer Sanford had been trained to assume he would get only one chance to talk to a victim.
One in four women have experienced domestic violence. Where's the ... - CNN
WEBFeb 17, 2022 · (CNN) On Wednesday, a new study in The Lancet revealed that more than a quarter -- 27% -- of women around the world, aged 15-49, have experienced domestic violence from a male intimate partner...
White House launches national plan to end gender-based violence
WEBMay 25, 2023 · The White House has launched a first-of-its-kind national action plan to end gender-based violence, such as domestic abuse, sexual assault, stalking and dating violence, among other forms.
Surge in life-or-death calls takes toll on domestic violence crisis ...
WEBOct. 2, 2021, 1:30 AM PDT. By Jean Lee. Valerie Araujo spent her childhood in a state of unease, tiptoeing around the house, afraid that any misstep would cause her mother's boyfriend to lash out....
‘Shadow pandemic’ of domestic violence — Harvard Gazette
WEBJun 29, 2022 · The United Nations called the situation a “shadow pandemic” in a 2021 report about domestic violence in 13 nations in Africa, Asia, South America, Eastern Europe, and the Balkans.
House Passes Bill to Bolster Protections for Women Facing Violence
WEBMarch 9, 2022. WASHINGTON — The House on Wednesday voted to renew a lapsed law aimed at preventing domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking, approving the reauthorization of the Violence...