Police registered 349,355 cases of domestic violence from January to May 2023, compared with 231,244 over the same period in 2022 and 190,277 in the first five months of 2021, according to data. Many professionals in the field fear the problem will get worse as the conflict continues and...
DENVER, the United States, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) -- Calls for help at one domestic violence shelter in Denver have fallen, but the severity of cases is growing, according to a local media report. "Much of it has to do with the increased isolation. Isolation has always been a huge tactic o...
domestic violenceEvery year, women from around the world apply for asylum in the United States to escape an abusive partner. In this article I find that domestic violence applicants may not be interpreted as viable truth tellers since they are missing specific markers of credibility, including ...
The overall figure was up by 4.9 percent from 2022 and marked the 20th straight year of increases in domestic violence consultations. Police decided that 8,685 cases were serious enough to be treated as crimes. Ninety percent of those cases involved assaults and inflicting injuries, while 49 ca...
The Australian Information and Privacy Commissionersaidlast year, "Sadly, we continue to receive cases of improper disclosure of personal information off line by businesses to ex-partners who target women in family disputes and domestic violence. All of these issues reinforce the need for privacy by...
In the latest reported cases of domestic violence locally, the police arrested and charged 23-year-old Towers, West End resident, Shawnee Sampson, for Cruelty to Child. She was granted $2,000 police bail ahead of her appearance before the Magistrate’s Court on June 25. ...
Almost a third of all abuse reports involved acts of violence, while 13 percent were reports of sexual violence. The number of revenge pornography cases, in which private sexual images are disclosed without consent with intention to cause anxiety or distress, reached 389 this year, compared to ...
Times Square. Amid daily protests over the Israel-Hamas war, and U.S. intelligence agencies warning of heightened threats of violence, the New York City Police Department will have thousands of officers on alert for one of the biggest New Year's Eve parties in the world. Tom Hanson reports...
What are some notable cases of assault and domestic violence in sports? Trevor Bauer On April 29, MLB implemented a324-game suspension-- equal to two regular seasons -- against Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer, who was accused of assaulting a woman in 2021. He had been onadministrative leavesince...
In Washington, D.C., we speak with veterans demanding the military improve its handling of domestic violence cases. Then in California, we introduce you to the father-son duo who were the first Black generals in the U.S. military. Watch these stories and more on "Eye on America" with ...