ABC did a story recently about the latest technique that criminals used to steal purses from women. The people who do it are called “sliders.” These criminals pull in next to a parked car that is driven by a woman at a gas station. They know that most women leave their purses or handbags on the front seat when they get out...

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...

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...

"Deputy Attorney General James M. Cole today announced the release of a new Department of Justice policy for employees addressing the effects of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking in the workplace. The Department of Justice has long been at the forefront of addressing domestic violence in the workplace. 'With approximately 114,000 employees in 53 components, the Justice Department is a diverse...

"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...

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...