June 27, 2008
Supreme Court Silences Murdered DV Victim
A Supreme Court ruling made on Wednesday may make it easier for murders from intimate partner violence to go unpunished.
In Giles v. California, victim Brenda Avie called the police three weeks prior to her death, reporting that her boyfriend Dwayne Giles choked her and threatened her life. A [...]
Archive for June, 2008
Supreme Court Silences Murdered DV Victim
June 27, 2008Court Rejects Executions for Child Rape
June 27, 2008Court Rejects Executions for Child Rape
June 27, 2008
The Supreme Court on Wednesday outlawed executions of people convicted of raping a child.
In a 5-4 vote, the court said the Louisiana law allowing the death penalty to be imposed in child-rape cases violates the Constitution’s ban on cruel and unusual punishment.
Patrick Kennedy, 43, was sentenced to death [...]
Sexually violent predator missing – sentenced to probation not prison
June 27, 2008Missing Sexually Violent Predator Avoided Prison
Updated: June 26, 2008 09:37 PM MDT
Source: http://www.krdo.com/Global/story.asp?S=8563302
COLORADO SPRINGS – Police continue to look for a sexually violent predator who moved without telling authorities. According to his arrest warrant, 26-year-old Kevin Alter moved out of the Aztec Motel on Thursday, June 12th. Alter then met with his probation officer the [...]
Mom helps catch sex offender daughter talking to on MySpace
June 27, 2008Longmont Mom Helps Catch Sex Offender
Source:
http://www.krdo.com/Global/story.asp?S=8488567
Updated: June 15, 2008
By SCOTT HARRISON
s.harrison@krdo.com
LONGMONT – A convicted sex offender who had failed to register with authorities was caught after a mother found he was exchanging E-mail messages with her daughter on MySpace.
“My daughter first came to me and told me that she was talking to someone, and it [...]
Sonoma County DA Fires Veteran Victim Advocate Miriam Gaon
June 27, 2008SONOMA COUNTY DA FIRES VETERAN VICTIM ADVOCATE MIRIAM GAON
~ An Affront to Justice ~
~ A Wake Up Call ~
for All Who Seek to End Violence Against Women and Children
by Marie De Santis
Women’s Justice Center
www.justicewomen.com
On June 13, 2008, Sonoma County District Attorney Stephen Passalacqua fired Miriam Gaon, our county’s most veteran victim advocate. Miriam has worked [...]
Slain principal’s family recalls her as ‘beacon of light’
June 24, 2008Slain principal’s family recalls her as ‘beacon of light’
By Kim Bell
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/stlouiscitycounty/story/E137DDDD99C9CCD2862574720040C46B?OpenDocument
06/24/2008
ST. LOUIS — The man charged with stabbing his estranged wife to death in her North Side bungalow had left a rambling note behind that he wrote her on yellow paper. It ended with the threat: “Rest in hell, as I will.”
James Earl [...]
Deputies kill man who killed children
June 24, 2008Mom had asked authorities to check on 2-, 5-year-olds
June 22, 2008
THE COLORADO SPRINGS GAZETTE
Scott A. Montgomery’s marriage was disintegrating amid domestic-violence allegations, and he was facing foreclosure on the home outside Manitou Springs he had bought less than a year before, according to court and bank records.
On Sunday, authorities say, Montgomery, 37, killed his two [...]
Patterns of Violence in Rural Communities
June 19, 2008[Note: We do not know if the full article to be published in Criminology will reference violence against rural women in the context of patriarchal rural communities. ]
LSU Professor Dissects Patterns of Violence in Rural Communities
Findings suggest that civic participation is key to cutting rates of violent crime
Source: http://appl003.lsu.edu/unv002.nsf/(NoteID)/E00677A500B207F58625746C0070CFAB?OpenDocument
Matthew Lee, professor of sociology at LSU, [...]
Empowerment Evaluation Project
June 18, 2008The Empowerment Evaluation project is a three year collaborative effort between the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the North Dakota Council on Abused Women’s Services, the North Dakota Department of Health and the Center for Rural Health who will work with up to 19 local agencies providing intimate partner and sexual assault prevention services. The [...]
Punishing victims in California
June 17, 2008Calif. bill removes jail threat for victims
By SAMANTHA YOUNG Associated Press Writer
Article Launched: 06/16/2008
Source
SACRAMENTO—Domestic violence victims who refuse to testify against their abuser would no longer be threatened with jail time under legislation sent Monday to the governor.The bill by Sen. Leland Yee, D-San Francisco, instead would allow judges to order victims to attend counseling or [...]
Cop faulted in murder-suicide promoted to sergeant
June 16, 2008Cop faulted in murder-suicide is promoted to sergeant
BY LANCE BENZEL
June 15, 2008 – 12:58AM
Colorado Springs Gazette
A Colorado Springs police officer who was faulted for her handling of an apparent death threat two days before a woman’s slaying in March has been selected for promotion.
Dedra Phillips, a nine-year veteran of the Police Department, will be promoted [...]
More states reject Real ID law
June 14, 2008PHOENIX – Legislators on Wednesday sent Gov. Janet Napolitano a bill to make Arizona the latest state to refuse to implement new “Real ID” security standards mandated by the federal government for driver’s licenses. House approval of the bill (HB2677) on a 51-1 vote with no debate Wednesday completed legislative action on the bill. It [...]
Implementing SANE programs in rural communities
June 13, 2008Link Implementing SANE (Sexual Abuse Nurse Examiner) Programs in rural communities
This replication guide highlights one region’s efforts to address the difficulties of starting and sustaining SANE programs in rural areas. Under the leadership of the state sexual assault coalition, the West Virginia Foundation for Rape Information and Services (FRIS), four counties in north-central West Virginia [...]
Men speak up – ending violence together
June 13, 2008Program in British Columbia tries to prevent violence with a program of intervention with men in the workplace, including in rural areas. Article Defusing Family Violence
To help encourage men to speak out against violence in relationships, the project is focused on forestry and mining — two male-dominated industries . . . . It’s not that [...]
Batterers and gun bans
June 13, 2008Womens Enews article June 13, 2008 on batterers’ and guns:
Landmark laws passed in the 1990s aimed at keeping guns from abusers have fallen short of their mark, say law enforcement personnel and advocates. Latest story in Women’s Enews “Dangerous Trends, Innovative Responses” series. . . .
Fourteen years after the Violence Against Women Act [...]
Update: fatal shooting of 2 Oklahoma girls
June 12, 2008Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25099550/
Wed., June. 11, 2008
WELEETKA, Okla. – Maybe they stumbled onto a crime in progress. Perhaps they were ambushed by “drunks and dopeheads.” Or maybe it was some kind of thrill killing.
The slayings of two girls — ages 11 and 13 — who were shot along a rural back road have baffled investigators and struck [...]
Okla. Town on Edge With Child Killer Loose
June 11, 2008“We always thought she would be safe walking up our road. . ..” Video
Okla. Town on Edge With Child Killer Loose
Sheriff Urges Parents to Keep Close Eye on Kids After Best Friends’ Shooting Deaths
Earlier story
By DAVID SCHOETZ
June 11, 2008
The phones have been ringing steadily at the Okfuskee County Sheriff’s Office in Oklahoma since a pair [...]
Supreme Court Considers Domestic Homicide Case
June 11, 2008Supreme Court Considers Domestic Homicide Case
June 3, 2008
Source: Family Violence Prevention Fund
In late April, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Giles vs. California – a case the justices may use to clarify the Sixth Amendment’s “confrontation clause.” Their ruling may have implications for victims of domestic violence.
The case is based on an appeal [...]
Man shot by wife was ex-prison guard accused of attacks on inmates
June 11, 2008Wife allegedly shoots husband accused years ago in inmate attack case
June 11, 2008 – 6:52AM
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS AND THE COLORADO SPRINGS GAZETTE
http://www.gazette.com/articles/allegedly_37205___article.html/wife_attack.html
CANON CITY – A man who was allegedly shot to death by his wife Monday was one of 10 ex-prison guards dubbed “The Cowboys” who were accused of organizing attacks on inmates at the [...]
Clearinghouse on police perpetrated DV
June 11, 2008A woman who has been battered by intimate partner who is a firefighter or police officer often is marginalized or even ignored. If you are one of these victims, you know it is not easy to find help or information. AbuseofPower.info addresses the unique circumstances you face as you search to regain control of your life.
Relevant [...]
