Want for more info? CLICK! This is a story out of Jacksonville, Florida where the local police department received a grant from the Violence Against Women Act. They will use the money to hire an experienced investigator to work domestic violence and sexual assault cases. They will be partnering with NCIS in Jacksonville because of the strong military presence in that city-especially...

click for more info The origins of Mace company go back to 1965 when Alan Litman created the chemical Mace after his wife was threatened on the street. In 1987 the company he had was sold Smith & Wesson, then transferred it to a new owner John Goodrich, who filed for the new Mace brand trademark. Since then Mace brand defensive sprays...

click for more info This is a story out of El Paso, Texas in the University of Texas El Paso student newspaper. The article is about sexual assaults on campus and in particular the latest one where the perpetrator still hasn't been caught. You can read the whole story HERE. Darsy Lozano, freshman psychology major and employee at the University Library, parks...

click image for more details In the 8 plus years that we have been writing about domestic violence we have seen subtle changes in the way law enforcement and society in general deals with this ugly international problem-physical, mental, psychological abuse of women. Here are some facts about domestic violence that I guarantee you will not make you happy. 1. Nearly twice...

click image for more details Here is a story out of Cleveland Heights, Ohio where aman was meeting his former girlfriend for a custody exchange of their child. One thing led to another and the next thing you know he was beating and punching her. Witnesses stepped in to stop the attack. Police were called and he started beating her up again...

click image for more details This is an article about Dr. Elwood Watson, a professor of history and African-American studies at East Tennessee State University, who writes a piece for Diverse Issues in Higher Education. You can read the whole story HERE. In Dr. Watson's article he went on to say "the grim facts are that sexual assault is a vice that...