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CDC Violence Survey: Unexpected Findings, Questionable Definitions CDC Violence Survey: Unexpected Findings, Questionable Definitions Stop Abusive and Violent Environments December 17, 2011 This past week newspapers across the country were filled with headlines such as, “Nearly one in five U.S. women has been a victim of sexual assault.” The accounts were based on a report [...]

2012: CDC Survey January: CDC Violence Survey UPDATE: CDC director Thomas Frieden replied to our letter in February 2012. Frieden dismissed our concerns, and did not did not address any of the flaws outlined in the complaint. However, subsequent versions of the NISVS modified the definition of “alcohol/drug facilitated penetration.” Just as importantly, subsequent versions [...]

June-July: Gender Gerrymander: Screening for IPV The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has issued a draft recommendation that women, but not men be routinely screened for intimate partner violence in healthcare settings. See draft recommendation here.  But men are just as likely as women to be victims of domestic violence. If this draft recommendation is approved, health insurance [...]

ADA Mary N. Kellett: Guilty on Seven Counts of Prosecutor Misconduct UPDATE: In November 2014, it was announced that ADA Mary Kellett had resigned her position for personal reasons. On January 8, 2015, Filler filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the prosecutor, police, and the city of Gouldsboro. Among other claims, the lawsuit alleged that a recording of an interview of Ligia by […]

VICTORY! On August 26, Kentucky Fried Chicken removed the Slap-Ad from its website. We acknowledge KFC’s decision to remove the offensive commercial. We also request that KFC issue a statement expressing remorse for producing the ads, and make a financial contribution to an organization working to assure all victims of domestic violence get the protection and help they need. [...]

UPDATE – May 2014: Although the Washington Post did not respond to our request to publish a truthful follow-up editorial, our campaign had three important outcomes: When the Battered Mothers Custody group held its conference in May 2014 in Washington DC, the Washington Post did not provide any editorial or news coverage of the event. Numerous commentators joined our [...]

“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” — Martin Luther King, Jr. Promoting Negative Stereotypes of Black Men Dr. Jacquelyn Campbell of Johns Hopkins University once made the claim that domestic violence is the “leading cause of death for African-American women aged 14-45.” This claim was later highlighted on the Department of Justice website. The statement is a bizarre [...]

Drop the Domestic Violence Double-Standard UPDATE: On January 21, the U.S. women’s national team suspended Hope Solo for a 30-day period. The suspension was the result of a number of incidents, including a run-in earlier in the week with police. Solo had been facing domestic violence assault charges stemming from an altercation with her half-sister and 17-year-old nephew. +++++++++++++++++++++ [...]

The National Task Force to End Sexual and Domestic Violence — the NTF — has long been recognized as a “front group.” A 2013 article revealed: The National Task Force to End Sexual and Domestic Violence Against Women (NTF), a front group for organizations dependent on the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) grant funding, recently released [...]

For years, scientists have recognized that women were as likely to be perpetrators of domestic violence as men. But traditional domestic violence organizations have been reluctant to acknowledge that fact. But the latest report from the Centers for Disease Control reveals a surprising development. In the previous 12 months, men are 31% more likely to be [...]