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Domestic Violence

Are We on the Verge of Defining Every Man and Woman in America as an Abuser?

SAVE January 30, 2019 Over-criminalization is seen as a major problem in America. Our nation has the highest incarceration rate of any country in the world. In response, Congress approved the FIRST STEP Act last year. And discussions how to address the opioid crisis repeatedly emphasized the need for mental health treatment, not incarceration

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Domestic Violence

Gaslighting and the Under-reporting of Psychological Abuse

Joan T. Kloth-Zanard, MFT, GAL January 29, 2019 The federal government shows that statistically men and women abuse at equal rates. The difference is that Men are more likely to use physical abuse while women are more likely to use a deadly weapon and poison. Both use Psychological abuse and Domestic Violence by Proxy

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#MeToo-Inspired Ad Campaign Draws Sharp Criticism

SAVE January 26, 2019 In January, Gillette introduced a new advertising campaign. “The Best a Man Can Get,” which addressed issues of harassment, bullying, and men’s mental health. The ad also promoted the idea that men can and need to do better when it comes to holding each other accountable. The campaign proved to be

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Proposed Title IX Regulations Target Sex Bias on College Campuses

Supplemental Comment to the Department of Education Proposed Title IX Regulations Target Sex Bias on College Campuses SAVE January 24, 2019 “A recipient’s treatment of the respondent may constitute discrimination on the basis of sex under Title IX.”[1] Docket No. ED-2018-OCR-0064, RIN 1870–AA14, Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activities Receiving

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Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee ousted as chair of Congressional Black Caucus Foundation after lawsuit

www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jan/23/sheila-jackson-lee-ousted-as-chair-of-congressiona/ Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee ousted as chair of Congressional Black Caucus Foundation after lawsuit Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, speaks as she departs a deposition before the House Judiciary Committee by Peter Strzok, the FBI agent facing criticism following a series of anti-Trump text messages, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, June 27, 2018 in Washington

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Dating Violence VAWA Inclusion Mandate

Five Principles for Re-Thinking VAWA: A Bipartisan Approach

Five Principles for Re-Thinking the Violence Against Women Act: A Bipartisan Approach E. Everett Bartlett, PhD President, Coalition to End Domestic Violence As we know, Congress only approved short-term extensions to the Violence Against Women Act in 2018.[1] It did not succeed in accomplishing the five-year reauthorization of the law. In the Senate, a VAWA

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Public Comment Period Extended for Title IX Rule

www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2019/01/18/public-comment-period-extended-title-ix-rule Public Comment Period Extended for Title IX Rule By Andrew Kreighbaum January 18, 2019 The Department of Education said Thursday it would extend the public comment period for a proposed Title IX sexual misconduct rule. Technical issues have made the website that accepts public comments on federal rules unavailable since Wednesday. Politico first reported the issues on the site

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New Title IX Rules Would Empower Both The Accused And The Survivors

www.nepr.net/post/new-title-ix-rules-would-empower-both-accused-and-survivors#stream/0 New Title IX Rules Would Empower Both The Accused And The Survivors By MEG MOTT The U.S. Dept. of Education has proposed new guidelines for colleges to address sexual misconduct and sexual harassment, known as Title IX. MICHAEL COGHLAN / CREATIVE COMMONS / FLICKR.COM/PHOTOS/MIKECOGH While I’m not a fan of most of Betsy DeVos’s reforms, when it

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Title IX consultants mock cross-examination in campus trials: ‘More evidence will not overcome bias’

www.thecollegefix.com/title-ix-consultants-mock-cross-examination-in-campus-trials-more-evidence-will-not-overcome-bias/ Title IX consultants mock cross-examination in campus trials: ‘More evidence will not overcome bias’ GREG PIPER – ASSOCIATE EDITOR •JANUARY 14, 2019 Does DeVos see ‘every hearing as a Perry Mason episode’? Multiple appeals courts at both the state and federal level have explained the importance and necessity of cross-examination in campus sexual-misconduct proceedings. They

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Disallowing Cross-Examination Can Violate State and Federal Law

www.chronicle.com/blogs/letters/disallowing-cross-examination-can-violate-state-and-federal-law/ Disallowing Cross-Examination Can Violate State and Federal Law To the Editor: The Supreme Court has lauded cross-examination as “the greatest legal engine ever invented for the discovery of truth.” Suzanne Goldberg overlooks the Supreme Court’s praise for cross-examination, attributing this praise instead to a “1904 legal treatise” (“Keep Cross-Examination Out of College Sexual-Assault Cases,” The