In the 10 years that we have been writing about crime on college campuses-specifically sexual assault-a couple of things stand out that make us wonder whether or not colleges actually harbor rapists. Why do we say that? You often see the statistic, most recently published by the Department of Justice, that one in four college age women will be sexually assaulted her...

click for more info "Outlining her priorities for the Care Quality Commission (CQC), chief inspector of adult social care Andrea Sutcliffe said more would be done to involve members of the public and expert teams in the monitoring of care homes and other adult care services. Among a series of proposals set for public consultation next year, the CQC intends to allocate...

In Nebraska, dog owners are liable for any and all damages to anyone except a trespasser under a statutory strict liability. Nebraska law sets forth dog bite liability. As dogs are personal property for all intents and purposes, the owner of a dog is liable for any and all damages that could accrue (1) to any person other than a trespasser by...

more info here "Parents, schools, and sexual assault prevention experts can help bring down the number of those incidents by telling young women to stop drinking so much. As a woman who once went to a party and ended up being raped—though that’s not my preferred grammatical structure I’d use to describe what happened—I’m also invested in preventing these types of assaults....

more info here "October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, which evolved from the first Day of Unity observed in October, 1981 by the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence. Its aim was to connect battered women’s advocates across the country who were working to end violence against women and their children. Today, a woman is assaulted or beaten every 9 seconds in the...

A local TV station has uncovered shocking numbers that show an increase in the number of sexual assault and domestic violence victims in Hamilton County. Deana Lane is a domestic violence survivor and recalls her 13 years of abuse. "He ended up busting my face, my mouth, my arms, I was in a cast for about 6 weeks," says Deana Lane. Lane...