click for more info The new Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) that just recently passed in Congress provides “for the rights of victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence or stalking on campus. It gives victims a new ability to appeal an outcome. It also requires schools to inform victims of their rights and options, and to tell them where to...

Here's a story out of Minnesota that claims they have new data that supports the idea that sexual assault is more prevalent in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered community, otherwise known as LGBT. You can read the whole story HERE. “More people who identify as gay, lesbian or bisexual have experienced sexual assault or domestic violence than people who identify as straight,...

click for more info Believe it or not, we get more inquiries about how to defend against dog attacks than any other single topic. With all the crime that goes on in the country like assaults, robberies, etc. we're amazed by the interest in dog attacks and dog bites. The best thing of course is to avoid them in the first place....

click for more info This is a story out of Sacramento, CA which revealed that a police officer who'd been on the force for six years was arrested for sexual assault You can read the whole story HERE. “His indictment, unsealed Tuesday, includes 35 counts of rape, sodomy, oral copulation and kidnapping for crimes in 2011 and 2012. West Sacramento police Chief...

click for more info Here’s a story out of Fairfax Virginia, a relatively well-to-do community that discusses the leading cause of murder in that community in 2009-domestic violence! You Can read the whole story HERE. The story goes on to say “Victims of domestic violence often hide their abuse from family, friends and the police. But it's the leading cause of homicides...

click for more info Here's a story out of South Dakota about a man who was assaulted by four men in a parking lot. Nothing was taken from the victim but he suffered lacerations on the back of his head and had to be taken to the hospital. The assailants are unknown at this time. You can read the rest of the...