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Office on Violence Against Women

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Name: Office on Violence Against Women

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Domestic violence and New York law

/24-7PressRelease/ -- Article provided by Law Office of Virginia GeissVisit us at http://www.geisslaw.comDomestic violence is a concern for victims, offenders and society. Often times, many individuals do not even realize that they are victims of domestic ... [Published 24-7PressRelease.com - May 18 2013]

Entities: Domestic Violence, Abuse, Felony

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 1 reports

Federal Aviation Administration

Why “Flexibility” Is An Unworkable Solution For Sequestration Budget Cuts

Our guest blogger is Kitty Richards, the Associate Director for Tax Policy at the Center for American Progress Action Fund. In response to the outcry from business travelers, the airline industry, and others affected by growing flight delays, Congress ... [Published Think Progress - May 07 2013]

Entities: Sequestration, Federal Aviation Administration, Office on Violence Against Women, Indian Health Service

First reported May 06 2013 - Updated May 06 2013 - 2 reports

Tim Murphy

Sequester cuts to domestic violence programs leave victims stranded

After failing to act on reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act for more than a year, Congressional dysfunction has once again left victims of domestic violence and sexual assault to fend for themselves. Funding for sexual assault and domestic violence ... [Published Salon - May 06 2013]

Entities: Domestic Violence, Sequester, Sexual Assault, Tim Murphy

First reported May 06 2013 - Updated May 06 2013 - 2 reports

Congress Helps Air Travelers, Ignores Victims of...

In March, shortly after President Barack Obama signed an extension of the Violence Against Women Act into law, the Justice Department's Office on Violence Against Women sent an email to the hundreds of non-profits and government agencies around the country ... [Published Mother Jones - May 06 2013]

Entities: Domestic Violence, Kim Gandy, Sequestration, Sexual Assault

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 29 2013 - 1 reports

Walking together to resist domestic violence

BENNINGTON -- Sexual violence is an uncomfortable subject. Similarly uncomfortable are high heels.Men marched up front, many wearing heels, during the Project Against Violent Encounter's "Walk a Mile in Her Shoes" awareness-raising march Saturday mor ... [Published Bennington Banner - Apr 29 2013]

Entities: Domestic Violence, Sexual Violence, Sexual Assault, Jim Henry

First reported Apr 27 2013 - Updated Apr 27 2013 - 1 reports

Justice Department unveils new guidelines for medical exams on victims of sexual assault

To ensure a more sensitive approach to victims of sexual assault, the Department of Justice announced this week a new protocol for forensic medical examinations in these cases."Techniques for collecting and analyzing evidence in rape cases have evolved ... [Published Deseret Morning News - Apr 27 2013]

Entities: Sexual Assault, guidelines, Rape, Forensics

First reported Apr 27 2013 - Updated Apr 27 2013 - 1 reports

Office on Violence Against Women

Ga. county given grant to curb domestic violence

CONYERS, Ga. --Rockdale County has been awarded a grant of over $100,600 to reduce homicides caused by domestic violence.County spokeswoman Tonya Parker says the grant is part of a $2.3 million effort by the U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence ... [Published Fort Mills Times - Apr 27 2013]

Entities: Domestic Violence, Office on Violence Against Women, National Institute of Justice

First reported Apr 27 2013 - Updated Apr 27 2013 - 1 reports

Winnebago County receives domestic violence prevention grant

ROCKFORD (WREX) -Winnebago County joins just 11 others in the nation in receiving a Department of Justice/Office on Violence Against Women Domestic Violence Homicide Prevention Demonstration Initiative grant.The $188,822 grant will be used to conduct ... [Published 13 WREX-TV - Apr 27 2013]

Entities: Domestic Violence, Homicide, Office on Violence Against Women

First reported Apr 25 2013 - Updated Apr 26 2013 - 1 reports

Department of Justice Advocates for Rape Victims With New Guidelines

The Department of Justice has issued new national guidelines for medical exams and standards of care for rape victims, emphasizing that the victim's "physical and emotional needs should take precedence over criminal justice considerations."The guidelines—issued ... [Published Jezebel - Apr 25 2013]

Entities: Rape, guidelines, Sexual Assault, Office on Violence Against Women

First reported Apr 25 2013 - Updated Apr 25 2013 - 2 reports

Feds release updated guidelines for medical exams in sex assault cases

The U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday released new guidelines to standardize medical exams in sexual assault cases.SALT LAKE CITY — It's been nearly a decade since the protocol for medical examinations of sexual assault victims has been updated, ... [Published Deseret Morning News - Apr 25 2013]

Entities: guidelines, Sexual Assault, Rape, Sexual Violence

First reported Apr 24 2013 - Updated Apr 24 2013 - 1 reports

News at Nine, April 24

Noelle Fujii, Staff Writer kaleo.org | 0 commentsUH Manoa Professor to address frequently asked questions on climate changeUH Manoa climate scientist Axel Timmermann, professor in the Department of Oceanography and the International Pacific Research ... [Published Ka Leo O Hawaii - Apr 24 2013]

Entities: University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, guidelines, Mohamed Nasheed

First reported Apr 24 2013 - Updated Apr 24 2013 - 1 reports

Victim Care Stressed in U.S. Sexual-Assault Exam Guidelines

The U.S. Justice Department issued new guidelines covering exams for sexual-assault victims, making patient care the primary focus rather than evidence-gathering.The protocol, an update of guidance released in 2004, is designed to set a nationwide standard ... [Published Bloomberg - Apr 24 2013]

Entities: guidelines, Office on Violence Against Women, United States

Quotes

The United States Department of Justice's OfficeOffice on Violence Against Women defines domestic violence as a "pattern of abusive behavior in any relationship by one partner to gain or maintain control over another intimate partner." This definition includes many forms of abuse

Domestic violence and New York law [Published 24-7PressRelease.com - May 18 2013]

..."The tower is under-staffed and the rescue plane can't land," says Kim Gandy, president and CEO National Network to End Domestic Violence. "We're talking about really vital services to people who are already in a terrible situation and really in need of emergency servicesand there aren't alternatives." The projections are bleak. Sen...

Congress Helps Air Travelers, Ignores Victims of... [Published Mother Jones - May 06 2013]

Speaking before the marchers set off, Sander said sexual violence was not an easy topic to talk about. "Wearing high heels can also be uncomfortable, but it sends a strong message that you are man enough to talk about ending sexual violence."

Walking together to resist domestic violence [Published Bennington Banner - Apr 29 2013]

"Techniques for collecting and analyzing evidence in rape cases have evolved over the last decade, as has the understanding of the psychological effects of sexual assault. But how health practitioners, law enforcement officers, prosecutors and others respond after a rape still varies widely across the country" wrote Erica Goode in a recent New York Times article

Justice Department unveils new guidelines for medical exams on victims of sexual assault [Published Deseret Morning News - Apr 27 2013]

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Ga. county given grant to curb domestic violence [Published Fort Mills Times - Apr 27 2013]
Winnebago County receives domestic violence pre... [Published 13 WREX-TV - Apr 27 2013]
Department of Justice Advocates for Rape Victim... [Published Jezebel - Apr 25 2013]
Feds release updated guidelines for medical exa... [Published Deseret Morning News - Apr 25 2013]
Medical guidelines revised for treating sex ass... [Published Minneapolis Star Tribune - Apr 25 2013]
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Putting a stop to abuse [Published Detroit News - Apr 20 2013]
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Jewish community to recruit men and boys in fig... [Published Kentucky.com - Apr 10 2013]
Helping Victims of Sexual Assault and Rape [Published Psychiatric Times - Apr 08 2013]
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Why “Flexibility” Is An Unworkable Solution For... [Published Think Progress - May 07 2013] Our guest blogger is Kitty Richards, the Associate Director for Tax Policy at the Center for American Progress Action Fund. In response to the outcry from business travelers, the airline industry, and others affected by growing flight delays, Congress ...
Sequestration Cuts Strapped Domestic Violence S... [Published Think Progress - May 06 2013] After Republicans stalled the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) for months, it was finally signed back into law in March. Yet another act of Congress, the automatic budget cuts known as sequestration, could undo VAWA’s impact. ...
Recognizing Sexual Assault Awareness Month [Published White House.gov Blog Feed - Apr 08 2013] Every April, we recognize Sexual Assault Awareness Month . This year, with rape in the headlines nearly every day, we speak out with even greater urgency to honor survivors and prevent sexual violence. We know the devastating the statistics: 1 in 5 ...
Cops Gone Wild [Published TAPPED - Mar 28 2013] When 20-year-old Sarah Smith got into an accident with a motorcyclist in 2008, it was nothing but bad new—she was driving with a suspended license. It got worse. When police showed up, officer Adam Skweres took Smith aside and implied that he could either ...
Cops Gone Wild [Published TAPPED - Mar 28 2013] When 20-year-old Sarah Smith got into an accident with a motorcyclist in 2008, it was nothing but bad new—she was driving with a suspended license. It got worse. When police showed up, officer Adam Skweres took Smith aside and implied that he could ...