Monday, January 27, 2020

Domestic abuse cases abandoned too quickly when victims retreat – study

Several members attending a furry convention in California on Friday helped restrain a man who was assaulting his girlfriend until police arrested him, according to officials.
Six people witnessed the assault at the annual Further Confusion, or FurCon, in San Jose. Furries are enthusiasts who celebrate characters and stories involving anthropomorphic animals, or fictitious characters that have human traits.
They said the man was assaulting a woman in a car, the San Jose Police Department said in a police report.

WHAT EVERYONE NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

In spite of the attention paid to domestic violence in recent years, the research endeavor is still quite young. So much remains unknown. You may find yourself asking questions such as; Just what is domestic violence? Is it gender based? Does it attack certain social or economic classes? Why would someone take it? Why doesn’t the victim just leave?

Saturday, January 4, 2020

National Domestic Violence

In 2018, 114 women were killed in Los Angeles County, which is the highest number since the beginning of the decade. On this episode of Inside the Issues we take a look at domestic violence in Southern California.

Saturday, September 14, 2019

Transgender woman's murder

Tracy Williams, a 22-year-old transgender woman from Houston, had a creative mind and was always smiling and dancing. People who knew her said she had a star quality and seemed destined to become a performer.

But like a number of other transgender women, Williams appears to have fallen victim to violence at the hands of an intimate partner -- an issue that while not particular to the transgender community, has had a profound effect on it.

Uncovering Offenders: Domestic Violence TN

Accessing the Domestic Violence Registry Tennessee Domestic violence is a serious issue that affects countless families and communities. In ...