Punctuating a powerful end to a suspenseful situation, on Saturday, Mesa police officers shot and killed a man who had been holding a woman at knifepoint. According to a police spokesman, at 12:21AM, police were responding to a domestic violence call that took place at the Coral Point Apartments locate on the 2300 block of [...]
A Phoenix Iraqi woman has been re-arrested for domestic violence. Police say that she had padlocked her daughter to the bed, and scorched her with a hot spoon for refusing to go through with an arranged marriage, and violating the family’s traditional values. James Holmes, a spokesman for the Phoenix police, said that 50 year [...]
Arizona authorities are looking into a recent shooting by an Arizona officer. This particular officer has been involved in 6 other shootings since 2002, with 5 of them being fatal, so his decision to shoot a man who was holding a baby gave them cause for concern. Officer James Peters was one of six Scottsdale [...]
To punctuate a case that has drawn many a critical eye in Russia, the Russian Foreign Ministry is petitioning the government to stop all U.S. adoptions of Russian children, amid an “incessant string of crimes” allegedly committed by their American adoptive parents. The Russian authorities say that due to domestic violence incidents, no fewer than [...]
As countless studies and surveys will attest, domestic violence knows no boundaries: it affects people of all race, age, and gender. Unfortunately though, not everyone has equal access to domestic violence protection. As many states in the United States have ramped up deportation in recent years, immigrants have been finding themselves continually estranged from hospitals, [...]
Domestic abuse affects many people, and doesn’t always provide visible symptoms, but for the most part the warning signs are the same. If you do suspect domestic abuse is happening to someone you care about, this entry will outline some tips recommended by various domestic abuse prevention groups. If you believe someone close to you [...]
There are many different facets of domestic abuse, such as domestic violence, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, economic abuse, etc. While sexual abuse may not jump to the forefront of people’s minds when they think of the term “domestic abuse,” it does play a large factor. Just like the term domestic abuse, sexual abuse is a [...]
Domestic violence and abuse are common occurrences, and can happen to anyone, no matter the age, gender, size, or strength. Too often the problem is minimized, or overlooked entirely. Often this is because popular belief is that domestic violence is physical in nature, when the reality is psychological and emotional abuse can leave horrible, lasting [...]
The very broadest of definitions of domestic violence label it as “a pattern of abusive behaviors by one or both partners in an intimate relationship such as marriage, dating, family, or cohabitation.” Broken down further, the term domestic violence encapsulates everything from assault or threats thereof, intimidation, sexual or emotional abuse, and even economic deprivation. [...]
When most people think of domestic violence, they don’t think of children, but according to Lynn Koch, the community services coordinator of the Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Center, domestic violence involving children is more common than people think. According to Lynn Koch, children are not resilient. She goes further to explain that “it’s just [...]
