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‘Depraved and calculated’: Jennifer Faith charged with murder-for-hire in husband’s death

By Rachel Stone – Oak Cliff 09/29/2021
"… Federal authorities say the Oak Cliff woman whose husband was gunned down while they were walking their dogs in South Winnetka on the morning after their 15th wedding anniversary orchestrated the man’s death…"
 

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Silence. Secrecy. Shame. Changing the narrative of gendered violence

By Odessa Hamilton – LSE Business Review 12/07/2021
"…Let us not ignite a battle of the sexes. Not all men are perpetrators. Not all perpetrators are men. Equally, victimization is not exclusive to women. Irrespective of the gendered configuration, domestic violence is a violation of human rights…"

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How automation can help male abuse victims

By Healthcare Global 11/29/2021 
"…It is commonly cited that women and girls are disproportionately the victims of sexual violence in conflict, but more recently, this notion is increasingly coming under challenge with the past decade indicating a growing number of male abuse victims…"
 

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No, Your Children Hitting Each Other Is Not ‘Normal’

By Dr. Lisa Kaplin – Your Tango 12/03/2021
"…These are forms of sibling abuse, not "rivalry".Letting your children hit each other is not teaching them to get along; it's teaching them to use violence against loved ones to get what they want…"

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NC’s domestic violence law excludes LGBTQ survivors. That must change.

By Satana Deberry – Charlotte Observer 10/20/2021
"…Members of the LGBTQ community are disproportionately victims of violent crime and often face higher levels of domestic violence. Yet state law defines domestic violence according to the relationship between parties, including “persons of opposite-sex who are in a dating relationship or have been.”…"
 

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Power of attorney misuse is not simply a civil issue, it’s elder abuse

By Chunk Slemp – Roanoke 11/12/2021
"…According to the National Center on Aging, approximately one in ten Americans over the age of 60 has experienced some form of elder abuse. The term “elder abuse” includes crimes of violence, instances of neglect, and fraud or financial exploitation targeting incapacitated adults, vulnerable persons and senior citizens…"

 

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‘My son did not deserve this’ | Kentucky mom has message for everyone after son killed by wife

By Gabrielle Harmon – WHAS11 10/28/2021
"…A Breckinridge County family is speaking out after a man was killed by his wife, saying more people need to know men are victims of domestic violence too…"

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