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Sexual Assault Trauma Informed

Trauma Informed Investigations Stole My Son’s Future

By A. Pebble* May 3, 2019 If you’d have asked me before my son was accused of sexual misconduct, I would have said that trauma-informed investigations were a good idea. Living through the ’90s as a female college student, then as a woman motivated to be successful in a male-dominated field, sexual harassment, inequality, and

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Violence Against Women Act

I Survived Domestic Violence. Here’s Why I’m Voting ‘No’ on Violence Against Women Act.

Debbie Lesko April 3, 2019 Congresswoman Debbie Lesko represents Arizona’s 8th congressional district. I’m Arizona Congresswoman Debbie Lesko. I’m a survivor of domestic violence from my ex-husband, who I left over 25 years ago. I am voting ‘no’ on the Democrats’ version of the Violence Against Women Act because it is a radical bill that

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Domestic Violence Violence Against Women Act

Everything You’ve Heard About Domestic Violence is One-Sided, Misleading, or Completely False

SAVE April 30, 2019 Certain groups in our society like to create a narrative and then run with that narrative, regardless of the facts of the issue. Domestic violence is perfect example of this phenomenon. Practically everything you’ve heard about domestic violence over the past 20 years is one-sided, misleading, or simply false. Here are

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Violence Against Women Act

Growing Consensus that VAWA’s Criminal Justice Approach Isn’t Working

April 25, 2019 For years, the focus of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) has been ramping up the criminal justice response — more restraining orders, more arrests, more prosecutors, more incarcerations. But this approach does not address the underlying causes of domestic violence: alcohol abuse, marital discord, and childhood emotional trauma. SAVE has published

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Sexual Assault

Will AG William Barr Uphold Fair Investigations in Sexual Assault Cases?

By Wendy McElroy April 8, 2019 Advocates of due process look hopefully to Attorney General William Barr to stop law enforcement’s recent drift away from traditional protections of Western jurisprudence. The spotlight is on one particular campaign. Start by Believing Day was observed on April 3rd—the first Wednesday of every April. Start by Believing is

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Campus Sexual Assault

Victim-Centered Investigations in Title IX Disciplinary Proceedings: A Litigator’s Perspective

Eric Rosenberg April 12, 2019 Since 2011, I have represented upwards of 100 falsely accused students in Title IX disciplinary procedures at universities across America. I also have filed over 20 lawsuits against Universities that erroneously suspended or expelled students who were alleged to have engaged in sexual misconduct. These lawsuits have a common thread

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A High-Ranking Police Officer Looks at Sexual Assault

Dan Subotnik (Touro Law) April 11, 2019 The Kavanaugh hearings drove the problem of sexual assault way up on the national agenda. Should we believe women complainants and thus disbelieve accusee men? Start By Believing, an activist group with cells all over the country, would seem to hold yes. A prominent law academic is explicit

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Start By Believing Victim-Centered Investigations

‘Start By Believing:’ Good for Counselors and Therapists, Bad for Detectives and Investigators

E. Everett Bartlett April 9, 2019 Start By Believing is an investigative philosophy that has received millions of dollars in funding from the U.S. Department of Justice over the years.[1] Start by Believing describes itself as a “global campaign transforming the way we respond to sexual assault.”[2] Its basic message is simple: Persons who come

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Trump administration is still funding ‘trauma-informed’ pseudoscience in rape investigations

https://www.thecollegefix.com/trump-administration-is-still-funding-trauma-informed-pseudoscience-in-rape-investigations/ Trump administration is still funding ‘trauma-informed’ pseudoscience in rape investigations GREG PIPER – ASSOCIATE EDITOR •APRIL 4, 2019 Office of Violence Against Women won’t turn off the spigot The Air Force said there was no “empirical evidence” to back its claims and it was based on “flawed science.” Arizona said it “creates the possibility of real or

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Campus Due Process

Tell Sen. Patty Murray: ‘Due process IS America’

SAVE April 1, 2019 Tomorrow morning, the Senate HELP Committee will hold a hearing on ” Addressing Campus Sexual Assault and Ensuring Student Safety and Rights.” https://www.help.senate.gov/hearings/reauthorizing-hea-addressing-campus-sexual-assault-and-ensuring-student-safety-and-rights In the past, Sen. Patty Murray, who is the highest ranking Democrat on the Committee, has pushed the “one in five” fake statistic in order to justify the