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The Hunting Ground: ‘No Insensitive Questions’ “We don’t operate the same way as journalists — this is a film project very much in the corner of advocacy for victims, so there would be no insensitive questions or the need to get the perpetrator’s side” — THG co-producer Amy Herdy The Hunting Ground, a film about campus sexual [...]

Climate Surveys In an effort to monitor the extent of campus sexual assault, many colleges have implemented “climate surveys” of students. The survey developers typically avoid using the words “rape” and “assault.” Instead, they ask if the students experienced any types of sexual contact, and if these contacts were “unwanted.” The problem with the word [...]

August 29, 2013: Letter to Kim A. Gandy, President of National Network to End Domestic Violence Recently we reviewed your Fact Sheet found at http://nnedv.org/downloads/Stats/NNEDV_DVSA_factsheet2010.pdf. We compared the information found in your Fact Sheet against 10 objective criteria. Unfortunately, we found your Fact Sheet met only 2 of the 10 criteria. Summary Sheet Organization: NNEDV F Name [...]

August 1, 2013: Letter to Esta Soler, President, Futures without Violence Recently we reviewed your Fact Sheet found at http://www.futureswithoutviolence.org/content/action_center/detail/754. We compared the information found in your Fact Sheet against 10 objective criteria. Unfortunately, we found your Fact Sheet met only 3 of the 10 criteria. Summary Sheet Name of president: Esta Soler F Organization: Futures Without Violence Dept. [...]

Summary Sheet Organization: New York State Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence F Name of president:  Gwen Wright, Executive Director Dept. of Justice funding (2011): (Unknown)* URL:  http://www.opdv.ny.gov Date of review: 10/4/13 Fact Sheet Grade:  F QUESTIONS YES NO NOTES Totals 1. Does the Fact Sheet list at least three of the causes and [...]

Summary Sheet Organization: New York City Mayor’s Office to Combat Domestic Violence F Name of president:  Yolanda B. Jimenez, Commissioner Dept. of Justice funding (2011): (Unknown)* URL:  http://www.nyc.gov/html/ocdv/downloads/pdf/Intro_to_Domestic_Violence_Presentation.pdf Date of review: 10/14/13 Fact Sheet Grade:  F QUESTIONS YES NO NOTES Totals 1. Does the Fact Sheet list at least three of the causes and risk factors [...]

Oct. 3, 2013: Letter to Rita Smith, Executive Director of National Coalition Against Domestic Violence Recently we reviewed your Fact Sheet found at http://www.ncadv.org/files/DomesticViolenceFactSheet(National).pdf. We compared the information found in your Fact Sheet against 10 objective criteria. Unfortunately, we found your Fact Sheet met only 1 of the 10 criteria. Summary Sheet Organization: NCADV F Name of president:  Rita [...]

October 28, 2013: Letter to Katie Ray-Jones, President of The National Domestic Violence Hotline   Recently we reviewed your Fact Sheet found at http://www.thehotline.org/is-this-abuse/statistics/. We compared the information found in your Fact Sheet against 10 objective criteria. Unfortunately, we found your Fact Sheet met only 3 of the 10 criteria. Summary Sheet Organization: The National DV Hotline F Name [...]

December 6, 2013: Letter to Hon. David E. Stucki, President of the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges Recently we reviewed your Fact Sheet found at http://www.ncjfcj.org/sites/default/files/DV_FactSheet_2012_0.pdf. We compared the information found in your Fact Sheet against 10 objective criteria. Unfortunately, we found your Fact Sheet met only 1 of the 10 criteria. Summary Sheet  Grade Organization: [...]

Dec. 26, 2013: Letter to Carol Kurzig, President of AVON Foundation for Women Recently we reviewed your Fact Sheet found at http://www.avonfoundation.org/assets/dv-resource-guide.pdf. We compared the information found in your Fact Sheet against 10 objective criteria. Unfortunately, we found your Fact Sheet met only 1 of the 10 criteria. Summary Sheet Organization: AVON Foundation for Women F Name of [...]