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Convicted Rapists in US Military

CBS News, March 18, 2009

The military is increasingly issuing something called "moral waivers," so they can enlist military personnel with felony convictions for crimes like rape and sexual assault. More
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Why Are We Surprised When White Preppy Guys Turn Out to Be Murderers?

Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez Official Blog, May 5, 2009

Over and over again, coast to coast, American media outlets told us how good-looking, smart and "normal" Markoff was. The hidden code in the news coverage of Markoff was clear: tall, young white guys, especially middle-class or wealthy ones in college, just don't do stuff like this. Except that they do. The United States has produced more serial killers than any other nation on earth, and 85 percent of them have been white men. More
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52 Days of Domestic Violence Flu in America

Family Justice Center Alliance, May 4, 2009

This week the news is consumed with coverage of the swine flu, an important public health issue in America. As of May 2, there have been 167 confirmed cases of the swine flu in the United States and one death. But there has been little news about the mass killings of 68 people across America in the last 52 days, with men doing all the killing and virtually all related to men with a history of violence against women. More
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Protesters say NJ court denies justice to women

New Jersey Jewish News, April 30, 2009

More than 100 women, many active in several local and national Jewish organizations, picketed outside the family courts in downtown Newark Monday, demanding that its judges give more equitable treatment to alleged victims of physical and mental abuse. Organizers charged that judges often side with men and tend to disbelieve women’s allegations that they and their children have been physically and sometimes sexually abused by former husbands. More
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"Civil Liberties" and Uncivil Lies

FindLaw, March 19, 2009

Until relatively recently, most states had statutes of limitations that closed the courthouse doors before the victim was psychologically capable of coming forward. The result has been that perpetrators have continued to teach, advise, and guide our children in churches, synagogues, schools, and extracurricular activities – and to do so under legal cover. New York's proposed Child Victims Act (Assembly Bill A02596/Senate Bill S02568), will extend the criminal and civil statute of limitations for child sex abuse by five years. It will also open a one-year window of opportunity for child sex abuse victims to go to court even if their statute of limitations already had expired. More
Press Release

President Obama Announces White House Council on Women and Girls

White House Press Secretary, March 11, 2009

President Obama today signed an Executive Order creating the White House Council on Women and Girls. The mission of the Council will be to provide a coordinated federal response to the challenges confronted by women and girls and to ensure that Cabinet and Cabinet-level agencies consider how their policies and programs impact women and families. More
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DoD: Sexual assault reports increased in 2008

Army Times, March 17, 2009

Reports of sexual assaults involving military victims or perpetrators are on the rise more than 8 percent over the previous fiscal year and increased more than three times as much in Iraq and Afghanistan. More
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US Court: Victims of Priest Sex Abuse Can Sue Vatican

The Oregonian, March 9, 2009

A federal appellate court ruled that a former Portland man can sue the Vatican in a U.S. court over his alleged molestation as a teenager by a parish priest. It is the first time in history that a victim has won this right. Victims have long argued that Rome should be held responsible for ongoing coverups of clergy sex crimes.
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After Abuse, Changes in the Brain

The New York Times, February 23, 2009

For years, psychiatrists have known that children who are abused or neglected run a high risk of developing mental problems later in life, from anxiety and depression to substance abuse and suicide.
The connection is not surprising, but it raises a crucial scientific question: Does the abuse cause biological changes that may increase the risk for these problems? More
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Miami-Dade murder-suicide silences house of music, laughter

Miami Herald, February 26, 2009

The father of a family of musicians shot and killed his wife and two daughters in their South Miami-Dade home Wednesday morning before turning the gun on himself. More