Domestic Violence Victims Get GPS Assist

Here is a story by the CBC out of Windsor, Canada about how GPS alarms are now available to high-risk victims of domestic violence in Windsor. Read the whole story HERE. The Windsor Police Department bought them for those victims who are considered to be in situations where there is a potential for serious bodily harm or death. "The alarms are the...

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New Law Aimed At "Knockout Game"

Last week we introduced you to the new "game" in town called the "knockout game." Now a pair of NY state Assemblymen introduced a bill that would mandate a minimum prison term for anyone convicted of aggravated assault related to the controversial "Knockout Game." Reports of "Knockout Game" attacks — in which someone sneaks up to a random person and tries to...

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Occidental College At It Again-Underreporting Campus Assaults!

more info here The Los Angeles times recently did a story about occidental colleges' deliberate under reporting of sexual assaults on campus. Read the Los Angeles Times article HERE. The tiny Los Angeles College has been the center of a firestorm revolving around sexual assaults on college campuses. In October the college said it failed to disclose two dozen sexual assaults made...

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Primary Cause Of Murders Of New York City Women-Domestic Violence

click for more info The New York Daily News recently did a story showing that two out of every three murders of women in New York City in 2012 was the result of domestic violence and domestic abuse. "In 2012, 68% of all murders of women in our city were related to domestic violence, up from 54% in 2011, with the highest...

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Combatting Campus Sexual Assaults

more info here Some senior design students at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend Indiana have decided to raise awareness of the link between sexual assault and alcohol in a creative way. You can read their whole story HERE. The students decided on this campaign after the abnormally high number of campus alerts for sexual assault this past semester. The...

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Officials: More Work Needed On Campuses' Sexual Assault Policies

"Despite a 2012 law designed to standardize Connecticut colleges’ handling of sexual assaults on campus, victims are still not getting the help they need. That’s the takeaway from an hours long hearing held Wednesday, during which four University of Connecticut students who are suing the school for its handling of their sexual assault complaints shared their stories with legislators. The students reported...

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Major Types Of Stun Guns

In this post we will discuss the major types of stun guns so you can get an idea what's available. They all work the same way but some have more utility than others and therefore are not designed the same way. click for more info Perhaps the most popular are Cell Phone Stunguns. These are small, powerful stun devices that are disguised...

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