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A Message to the People of California The Women's Rights Handbook has been prepared by the Office of the Attorney General as a summary of women's rights in important areas such as employment, economic independence, education, housing, health care, domestic relations, violent crimes and child care. It also provides other valuable information related to those rights. There is, for example, a section on crimes of violence against women and children, and where victims can get help. In recent years, largely as a result of hard work by countless individuals and organizations concerned with women's rights, courts and legislatures have taken many steps to strengthen guarantees of equal opportunity for women in our society. By the mid-1970s, the need was apparent for a concise reference work in this rapidly changing field. Accordingly, the first Women's Rights Handbook was published by the Attorney General's Office in 1976-77. The booklet was so well received that it was expanded by supplement in 1980, and reissued in revised form in 1983, 1987, and 1990. The 1998 edition of the Women's Rights Handbook, like its predecessors, contains the most current information on new laws and services that benefit women. While women will find this book of special interest, much of the information concerns laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, age and disability, as well as sex. Therefore, it will be useful to all persons concerned about fair and equal treatment in employment, economic transactions, housing, business establishments, and other areas. Although a number of topics in this handbook are the subject of intense political debate, it is not our purpose here to take a position on them. -
Domestic Violence in Washington, DC
Domestic Violence in Washington, DC WHAT IS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE? Domestic violence is the willful intimidation, physical assault, battery, sexual assault, and/or other abusive behavior as part of a systematic pattern of power and control perpetrated by one intimate partner against another. It includes physical violence, sexual violence, threats, and emotional abuse. The frequency and severity of domestic violence can vary dramatically. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN WASHINTON, DC • 32,794 domestic violence-related calls were made to the Metropolitan Police Department in 2013, approximately 1 call every 16 minutes. This figure represents an increase of nearly 1,000 total calls, or 2 additional domestic-violence related calls per day, as compared to 2012.i • 5,005 petitions for Civil Protection Orders were filed in 2013, a 7% increase in filings from 2012. This is a number that has been consistently trending up in recent years, with the number of total filings in 2012 also being a 7% increase over 2011.ii • 5,873 people were served at the two Domestic Violence Intake Center (DVIC) locations in 2013, a 7% overall increase from 2012. The DC Superior Court location served 3,451 persons, and the DVIC satellite office in Southeast Washington (DVIC-SE) served 2,422. While the number served at the Courthouse remained relatively flat, the DVIC-SE located at United Medical Center located in Ward 8 served over 400 more persons in 2013 than 2012, an increase of 20%.iii DID YOU KNOW? • 1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men have experienced some form of physical violence -
Domestic Violence
May, 2009 A project of the AMERICAN PROBATION AND PAROLE ASSOCIATION In partnership with the NATIONAL CENTER FOR STATE COURTS THE NEW YORK STATE COALITION AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE and the PENNSYLVANIA COALITION AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE With funding from OFFICE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Duissequis at landiametum vullum init prat irilisi. This project was supported by Grant No. 2001-WT-BX-K011 awarded by the Office on Violence Against Women, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. Points of view in this document are those of the author and do not necessarily repre sent the official position or poli cies of the U.S. Department of Justice. AUTHORS Ann H. Crowe Project Director American Probation and Parole Association Linda Sydney Senior Research Associate American Probation and Parole Association Matthew DeMichele Research Associate American Probation and Parole Association Susan Keilitz Consultant, National Center for State Courts Contributing Author Connie Neal with Sherry Frohman New York State Coalition Against Domestic Violence with William M. Schaefer, Jr. New York State Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence and with Mike Thomas Monroe County Probation/Community Corrections (NY) Contributing Authors Acknowledgements The American Probation and Parole Association and its project staff gratefully acknowledge the assis tance of the follow- ing members of the project’s Working Group who provided their time and expertise to contribute to and review this document. The Working Group Members and their employment affiliations at the time of their service are listed below. Professor Bonnie Black Susan Keilitz Saul Schoon Office of Justice Studies Consultant Maricopa County Adult Probation Mesa Community College Williamsburg, VA Domestic Violence Unit Mesa, AZ Mesa, AZ Dr. -
Extensions of Remarks 23579 Extensions of Remarks
August 27, 1980 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 23579 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS CHRYSLER AND AUTO Planners had little idea one design would like a laser beam through Detroit's darkest TECHNOLOGY be so crucial when they first set pen to hour. This is another of those genuinely paper four years ago. The Omni/Horizon small cars packed with an astonishingly line was almost ready for introduction at roomy interior. SAE measurements <used by HON. DOUG WALGREN that time. Americans had just resumed the EPA to categorize cars> spot the K-car OF PENNSYLVANIA their big-car buying habits after Energy just slightly smaller than an X-car in front, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Crisis I, encouraged by plentiful-albeit but a bit larger in both back-seat and truck more expensive-fuel supplies. The K would roominess. Outside, the K rides on a five Wednesday, August 27, 1980 replace the Aspen/Volare, and, for the first inch-shorter wheelbase than the X-car, is six e Mr. WALGREN. Mr. Speaker, time ever, Chrysler planners knew exactly inches shorter overall, and is just a touch American auto technology is in a cru what they wanted. The "blueprint" letter wider. Inside, Chrysler supplies seatbelts for cial state of transition. For a number that set development in motion was seven five or six people <depending on whether of inescapable reasons we must change pages long, whereas single-sheet descrip the front seats are buckets or a bench), and tions had typically launched new Chrysler the EPA has anointed this a "midsize" car the size and design of new automobiles products in the past. -
Resource Directory
THE AHA FOUNDATION resource directory THE AHA FOUNDATION CONTENTS In response to ongoing abuses of women’s rights, Ayaan Hirsi Ali and her supporters established the AHA Foundation in 2007 to protect THE AHA FOUNDATION 3 and defend the rights of women and girls in the U.S. from oppression Direct Service Organizations 4 justified by religion and culture. The AHA Foundation works to protect Research and Advocacy Organizations 27 and reinforce the basic rights and freedoms of women and girls, and is Domestic Violence Hotlines 32 particularly focused on forced marriages, honor violence, and female Government Agencies (NYC) 34 genital mutilation. NYC District Attorneys 37 w As an advocacy organization, the AHA Foundation engages in four primary activities to combat these horrific forms of violence against women and girls. First, we investigate reports of these crimes and compile data, which is not currently tracked by any law enforcement or government agency. Second, we inform the public and raise awareness about the presence of these crimes in the U.S. Third, we work to persuade politicians and policymakers to prioritize the enforcement of laws that protect women’s rights and, where necessary, to create special legislation to protect the rights and freedoms of women and girls from oppression justified by religion and culture. Fourth, we offer training and support to law enforcement and service providers about these issues and refer women who contact us for help to appropriate services. More information about our work can be found on our website: www.theahafoundation.org. This resource directory is intended to provide contact information for organizations that may be able to assist women facing threats of honor violence, forced marriage, or female genital mutilation. -
Homosexuals (1 of 5) Box: 10
Ronald Reagan Presidential Library Digital Library Collections This is a PDF of a folder from our textual collections. Collection: Blackwell, Morton: Files Folder Title: Homosexuals (1 of 5) Box: 10 To see more digitized collections visit: https://reaganlibrary.gov/archives/digital-library To see all Ronald Reagan Presidential Library inventories visit: https://reaganlibrary.gov/document-collection Contact a reference archivist at: [email protected] Citation Guidelines: https://reaganlibrary.gov/citing National Archives Catalogue: https://catalog.archives.gov/ Co NF\ DENTlAL Gay Coo.li tion meetlo g, 'Thursd~y, A.u.a;u.st 14 8 J1\1 - 11:30 P1t1 lCh1.trch of the Beloved DiGci.ple, 368 W. 14th Jt.) Over 100 persons in attendru1ce froo a v~riety of the groups co~posin5 the coalition. In thi.s tneetin8, convefled to set a ctrn."tccy of how to p-.ish for passa:·e of 554 betTieen now and the ti::1e it co::1es up for vote, · ther'. coali tion reco l \""ed the fo llo,rinG: 1) Ta.reetina tbe Jewish commani ty 1. esp_ec.inlly -.meens - . 2) Fu.oh 554 opposition onto defensive with 0..'"1 aggressive cara.paisn, to characterize them as bieo·ts aud sup.porters a.s enli6htened o~ponen~s of biBotr1 in all forns. 3) ConcentrB,te on "the movable rgiddle" cov.nci.lirttanic 0 votos as opposed to tl:e u..--iattainable- hard core opvon:ents and the safe proponents. {A) · Actions no,·, S!iecifically beir.e v:orked out iI'!c-lude/an as yet un1 o.ted press cor:fere11ce which will conceN.trate on having gro~ps repre~ei:tatives. -
Domestic Violence in Maryland
Domestic Violence in Maryland WHAT IS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE? Domestic violence is the willful intimidation, physical assault, battery, sexual assault, and/or other abusive behavior as part of a systematic pattern of power and control perpetrated by one intimate partner against another. It includes physical violence, sexual violence, threats, and emotional abuse. The frequency and severity of domestic violence can vary dramatically. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN MARYLAND • Between July 2012 and June 2013, fifty people lost their lives because of domestic violence in Maryland.i • There were a total of 16,817 domestic violence crimes reported in Maryland in 2013.ii • On one day in 2014, Maryland domestic violence programs served 1,085 victims/survivors; another 160 were turned away due to lack of resources.iii • In FY 2010, 18,203 temporary protective orders and 9,577 final protective orders were issued in Circuit and District courts.iv DID YOU KNOW? • 1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men have experienced some form of physical violence by an intimate partner.v • On a typical day, domestic violence hotlines receive approximately 21,000 calls, approximately 15 calls every minute.vi • Intimate partner violence accounts for 15% of all violent crime.vii • Having a gun in the home increases the risk of homicide by at least 500%.viii • 72% of all murder-suicides involved an intimate partner; 94% of the victims of these crimes are female.ix DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROGRAMS IN MARYLAND 1st Congressional District Cecil County Domestic Violence Rape Crisis Center Life Crisis Center Elkton Salisbury 410.996.0444 410.749.4357 SARC Sexual Assault/Spouse Abuse Resource Mid-Shore Council on Family Violence Center, Inc. -
Domestic Violence Presentation
Domestic Violence Peace Over Violence Building healthy relationships, families and communities free from sexual, domestic and interpersonal violence. Resources Hotline: ⚫L.A. Rape and Battering Hotline ⚫213-626-3393 ⚫310-392-8381 ⚫626-793-3385 Website: ⚫Peaceoverviolence.org Scope of the Problem • 20 people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner in the United States • 1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men have been victims of [some form of] physical violence by an intimate partner within their lifetime • Women between the ages of 18-24 are most commonly abused by an intimate partner • The presence of a gun in a domestic violence situation increases the risk of homicide by 500% • 1 in 15 children are exposed to intimate partner violence each year, and 90% of these children are eyewitnesses to this violence • Between 21-60% of victims of intimate partner violence lose their jobs due to reasons stemming from the abuse Connection between DV & Race • Black women and Native American/Alaskan women are more likely to be victims of domestic violence • White victims are more likely to file a protective order • Reporting rates have dropped substantially among undocumented women due to fear of deportation Types of Abuse • Teen Dating Violence • Physical • Verbal/Emotional/Psychological • Financial • Sexual Warning Signs • Jealousy • ‘Playful’ use of Force in • Controlling Behaviour Sex • Quick Involvement • Abrupt Mood Changes • Unrealistic • History of Violence Expectations • Threats • Isolation • Breaking or Throwing • Blaming Objects (House -
Maryland Domestic Violence Program Annual Report
~ CHANGING Maryland for the Better Governor's Office of Crime Control & Prevention Domestic Violence Program Annual Report Larry Hogan Governor Boyd K. Rutherford Lt. Governor v. Glenn Fueston, Jr. Executive Director Governor's Office of Crime Control & Prevention Submitted by: Governor's Office of Crime Control & Prevention Contact: Ellen Blonder 410-697 -9293 I [email protected] MSAR #8611 December 31,2017 Executive Summary During the 2011 Legislative Session, House Bill 739 was passed, which transferred oversight and funding responsibilities for sexual assault crisis programs and domestic violence programs to the Governor's Office of Crime Control & Prevention from the Department of Human Resources. Comprehensive Domestic Violence programs including private and nonprofit organizations as well as government agencies, are eligible to submit one application for Domestic Violence Program funding. In FY 2018, $2,014,827 in State general funds and $1,552,827 in Federal funds were made available for this grant program. The primary purpose of the Maryland Domestic Violence Grant program is to provide safe refuge and support services to victims of domestic violence and their children. Services may include a 24-hour hotline, safe accommodations, therapeutic counseling, legal counseling, and court accompaniment. Funds may also be used to support community awareness activities and abuser intervention services. Introduction During the 20 II Legislative Session, the Maryland Department of Human Resources (now the Department of Human Services) proposed legislation to transfer the Domestic Violence and Rape Crisis/Sexual Assault Programs to the Governor's Office of Crime Control & Prevention. This transfer became effective July 1, 2011 through the passage of House Bill 739. -
Barr, William: Files Folder Title: [Bob Jones & Goldsboro] (7)
Ronald Reagan Presidential Library Digital Library Collections This is a PDF of a folder from our textual collections. Collection: Barr, William: Files Folder Title: [Bob Jones & Goldsboro] (7) Box: 2 To see more digitized collections visit: https://reaganlibrary.gov/archives/digital-library To see all Ronald Reagan Presidential Library inventories visit: https://reaganlibrary.gov/document-collection Contact a reference archivist at: [email protected] Citation Guidelines: https://reaganlibrary.gov/citing National Archives Catalogue: https://catalog.archives.gov/ . :·.· --... """ -· .. •... · -~:. ·· .. .·: ':- : ·, -~·l-.J.~- Gd~.I'~ CC : 'l'L-R-3 71-7 5 . TL-R-361-761 ' ! 7 JUL 1981 · TL-R-140-79 . ; -. 'Br4:ACLevinc • -1 ·• - , '~ The Honorable John f. Xurray ~ Ac~ing Ansistant Attorney General Tax Division tiepartment of Justice Washington, D.C. 20530 Re:· Goldsboro Christian Schools,· Inc. v. United States, · 4tq Cir., No. 00-1473 - s.ct.No. 01-1 .·. ; Bob Jones Univer.s1ty v. Unitecl States, 4th Cir.,· Nos. 79-1215, 79-1216, and 79-1293-S.Ct. no. 81-3 Your ref: JFM:MLP:RSPomerance 5-54-674 5-67-1479 Dear Mr. Murray: ?his is in response to your letters of .'July 13, 1981 occldng our views on the petitions for. writ of certiorari in the above styled cases. l"or the reasons otated below, we strongly urge that your office acquiesce in the filing of these petitions because they raise a question of sub~tantial administrative ii:1portance. '11 l~e Uni te<l States Court of Appc:als for the Fourth Circuit, in its unpubliuhcd dncision in Goldsboro Christiun Schools, Inc. v. United States, No. -
A Tool for Counseling Women in Intimate Partner Violence Relationships
Patient Education and Counseling 46 %2002) 221±228 The domestic violence survivor assessment: a tool for counseling women in intimate partner violence relationships Jacqueline Dienemanna,*, Jacquelyn Campbellb, Karen Landenburgerc, Mary Ann Curryd aSchool of Nursing and Health Studies, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA bSchool of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA cSchool of Nursing, University of Washington, Tacoma, WA, USA dSchool of Nursing, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, OR, USA Abstract Seeking to end violence and distress in their relationship is the goal of women abused by intimate partners. The theoretical framework guiding development of the domestic violence survivor assessment %DVSA) was Landenburger's theory of entrapment and recovery. Social context and need to balance care for others and herself in¯uence women's decision-making about abuse. The DVSA was developed collaboratively between researchers and counselors to gain a deeper understanding of battered women's cognitive states in order to assist them during counseling to effectively resolve the dilemma of their abusive relationships while experiencing personal growth. Five states are identi®ed which a woman may experience on 11 issues concurrently at the personal, relationship or social context levels. Research to validate the DVSA and suggestions on use with women desiring to preserve their relationship or preserve their self or preserve the resolution of change is described. Using the DVSA for assessment, intervention and measuring intermediate outcomes is delineated. # 2002 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved. Keywords: Domestic violence counseling; Domestic violence service outcomes; Survivors of domestic violence A deeper understanding of women survivors' reasoning complexity of any woman's life. -
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Article Examining the Neighborhood Attributes of Recently Housed Partner Violence Survivors in Rapid Rehousing Charvonne N. Holliday 1,2,* , Kristin Bevilacqua 1, Karen Trister Grace 1,3 , Langan Denhard 4, Arshdeep Kaur 1, Janice Miller 5 and Michele R. Decker 1,6 1 Department of Population, Family & Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA; [email protected] (K.B.); [email protected] (K.T.G.); [email protected] (A.K.); [email protected] (M.R.D.) 2 Hopkins Center for Health Disparities Solutions, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA 3 Department of Advanced Nursing Practice, School of Nursing & Health Studies, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20057, USA 4 Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA; [email protected] 5 House of Ruth Maryland, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA; [email protected] 6 Center for Public Health & Human Rights, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA * Correspondence: [email protected] Abstract: Survivors’ considerations for re-housing following intimate partner violence (IPV) are understudied despite likely neighborhood-level influences on women’s safety. We assess housing pri- orities and predictors of re-housing location among recent IPV survivors (n = 54) in Rapid Re-housing Citation: Holliday, C.N.; Bevilacqua, (RRH) in the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area. Choropleth maps depict residential location K.; Grace, K.T.; Denhard, L.; Kaur, A.; relative to census tract characteristics (neighborhood deprivation index (NDI) and residential segre- Miller, J.; Decker, M.R.