In New Zealand: defendants in domestic violence cases will soon have their family violence history laid bare before judges when they are considered for bail. The programme aims to protect victims well known to offenders in domestic violence cases from further harm.
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In the News
Wednesday, August 26, 2015
In the News
Monday, August 24, 2015
…with increased public attention on college sexual assaults, and as new state federal laws have pushed schools to improve their handling of the problem, administrators at Moraine Park decided they needed to do more to address the issue.
In the News
Friday, August 21, 2015
Victims of human trafficking are ripped from the familiarity of home and deluded into a numbing isolation. Hidden in plain sight, they are often bullied and tricked into believing their situation is normal, yet it’s inescapable. They suffer in silence, enslaved for forced labor or sex.
In the News
Thursday, August 20, 2015
The Pacific’s statistics of domestic violence is among the worst in the world. To tackle the issue, UN Women has now developed and launched the first Pacific toolkit for community groups, local governments and anyone who wants to take action over the issue.
In the News
Thursday, August 20, 2015
The Education Department announced in 2010 that, under the gender-equity law known as Title IX, it was opening a compliance review of all of Ohio State’s policies and procedures related to sexual harassment and assault, allegations of which had swirled around its marching band.
TA Question of the Month
Tuesday, August 18, 2015
by Karen Stahl of the National Sexual Violence Resource Center
