Latina's Narratives of Domestic Abuse: Discrepant Versions of Violence (IMPACT: Studies in Language & Society)
Contactmusic Ltd (Free subscription) | yesterday
Disgraced R&B star CHRIS BROWN is enjoying the domestic violence classes he was ordered to take as part of his sentencing for beating ex-girlfriend RIHANNA - because the...
"Bank on California" Money Launderi (Free subscription) | yesterday
Schwarzenegger Administration May Not Be Convinced. Sacramento, CA — US Rep. Michael Honda (D-Calif.) is asking that the state's government fully restore its funding program for California's domestic violence shelters. In a July line-item veto, Governor Schwarzenegger eliminat...... more
BennyHollywood (Free subscription) | yesterday
Rihanna and Chris Brown shed light on the issue of dating abuse. By Gil Kaufman Photo: Stockbyte Victims of domestic violence often feel ashamed, confused, embarrassed and humiliated after being assaulted by their partners. Though in many instances the victims keep those feelings to themselves, they're better off if they share them with a specialist who can help them work through the trauma
VH1 (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
Victims of domestic violence have many resources they can turn to for help.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
Mothers and fathers tell charity of attacks by teenage offspring Children as young as13 are behaving with extreme physical and verbal violence towards their parents, according to new statistics from the national helpline, Parentline Plus . Almost 1,200 calls were made to the charity in the past year by parents suffering abuse from their children. Most of the violence was perpetrated by children aged...
Jezebel (Free subscription) | yesterday
Last night, both Chris Brown and Rihanna sat down for separate interviews—Brown with Sway of MTV and Rihanna with Diane Sawyer on ABC's20/20—to discuss domestic violence, Brown's assault,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | yesterday
Connecticut lawmakers are creating a task force to study better ways to prevent domestic violence and help its victims.
Legal Theory Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
Elizabeth L. MacDowell (Chapman University School of Law) has posted When Courts Collide: Integrated Domestic Violence Courts and Court Pluralism (Chapman Journal of Criminal Justice, Vol 1, No. 2, 2010) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: cholarship about domestic violence-related...
Soc 202 - Current Events (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20091107f1.html Aisha Crawford 11/6 4:43 This article talks about the fear and lack of protectin that women in domestic violence situations have in Japan. Domestic violence here usually goes unreported; and when it does most of the time the police try to talk the women into staying instead of taking them and their children away to a safety haven. This issue...
All Africa (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
The Catholic Church yesterday denounced domestic violence and vowed to fight it from the village level.
Japan Times (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Just a year into her marriage, Emi Yoshida realized she might not survive it. Her violent, drug-addict husband had tried to strangle her, then beat her unconscious outside their Tokyo home. When she came to, he was threatening her with a knife. Police offered no protection for her or her children. Instead of whisking her away to a battered wives' center, they tried to talk her into staying with her...
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Arizona Republic (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Mercy Connection, a Goodyear-based organization that providers shelter for domestic-violence victims, plans to expand into Fountain Hills.
The Boombox Music Blog (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Filed under: Soul/R'n'B , R'n'B News , Television Oprah Winfrey has decided to remove singer BeBe Winans from her talk show amid debate that she was showing him in light of his domestic violence incident. "BeBe will not be appearing on the 'Oprah' show until his legal matters are resolved in court," said a rep for the talk show. Winan was arrested and charged with domestic violence in February...
linkmoko (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Rihanna (photo) says dealing with the media attention after being assaulted in February by ex-boyfriend Chris Brown was humiliating. But she now hopes to speak for young women who are afraid to talk openly about domestic violence. The 21-year-old pop star told Glamour magazine in an interview posted on-line that the police photo of her bruised face that was leaked to reporters added insult to injury....
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mamun2336 | 2 hours ago
Rihanna is opening up about the Chris Brown incident for the first time, and wants to let other women out there to know domestic violence can happen to anyone, and they can overcome it. She said her ordeal has made her even stronger. The "Umbrella" singer, who was attacked by her then-boyfriend in February, said she's not going to let the abuse defeat her. Rihanna (Getty Images) She said: "I've definitely...
bsalmons | 21/10/2009
R&B singer Chris Brown announced a month long "fan appreciation" tour on Tuesday -- the same day that ex-girlfriend Rihanna released a new single seen by some as evoking their stormy relationship. Both Rihanna's single "Russian Roulette" and Brown's tour announcement were firsts since their relationship came to a violent end in February.
kellya | 04/03/2009
In fact, experts say, it's unrealistic to expect women not to go back to their abusers, be they husbands or boyfriends, as the victims grapple with feelings of guilt, fear, isolation – even love. "It never surprises me," says Violent Partners author Linda Mills, who believes therapists and people close to couples in abusive relationships must accept this seemingly fact. "If you start with 'You shouldn't
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