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Violence Against Women Act

Growing Consensus that VAWA’s Criminal Justice Approach Isn’t Working

April 25, 2019 For years, the focus of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) has been ramping up the criminal justice response — more restraining orders, more arrests, more prosecutors, more incarcerations. But this approach does not address the underlying causes of domestic violence: alcohol abuse, marital discord, and childhood emotional trauma. SAVE has published

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Smollett Case Reveals the Danger of DOJ’s “Start by Believing” Push

https://fee.org/articles/smollett-case-reveals-the-danger-of-doj-s-start-by-believing-push/ Smollett Case Reveals the Danger of DOJ’s “Start by Believing” Push “Believe the victim” is a moral mantra with a ferocious backlash against anyone who expresses disbelief. Friday, March 22, 2019 Wendy McElroy Most people agree on one aspect of the Jussie Smollett farce: The Chicago Police Department did exemplary detective work. What would

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Victim-Centered Investigations

PR: ‘We Got Our Man’ Syndrome: Exoneration of Otis Boone Reveals Perils of Victim-Centered Investigations

PRESS RELEASE Contact: Rebecca Stewart Telephone: 513-479-3335 Email: info@saveservices.org ‘We Got Our Man’ Syndrome: Exoneration of Otis Boone Reveals Perils of Victim-Centered Investigations WASHINGTON / March 25, 2019 – Last week Otis Boone was exonerated of his 2011 conviction for two cellphone robberies. After seven years behind bars, he was found “not guilty” at

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Missouri NAACP branch backs changes to Title IX process

https://apnews.com/a528afb8668147dd9ee686637e919935 Missouri NAACP branch backs changes to Title IX process 3-15-19 COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri branch of the NAACP on Friday announced support for legislation that would change how colleges and universities handle sexual assault complaints. St. Louis County NAACP President John Gaskin III in a statement praised a House bill that supporters say is

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Sexual Assault

PR: New Tools Aim to Assist Defense Attorneys in Combating ‘Start By Believing’ Bias

PRESS RELEASE Contact: Rebecca Stewart Telephone: 513-479-3335 Email: info@saveservices.org New Tools Aim to Assist Defense Attorneys in Combating ‘Start By Believing’ Bias WASHINGTON / March 15, 2019 – In response to a pledge taken by law enforcement officers and prosecutors across the country to “Start By Believing,”i Stop Abusive and Violent Environments (SAVE) announces the

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Violence Against Women Act

Plenty of Fireworks at Yesterday’s VAWA Hearing

Plenty of Fireworks at Yesterday’s VAWA Hearing SAVE March 14, 2019 The Violence Against Women Act reauthorization is churning ahead in Congress. Here’s the link to the House bill that was introduced last Thursday: https://judiciary.house.gov/sites/democrats.judiciary.house.gov/files/documents/VAWA_2019_xml%20%28003%29–Final%20Text%20%28004%29_0.pdf The bill resembles more of a utopian wish-list than a sensible approach to domestic violence. For starters, the bill defines “verbal,

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PR: PRESUMED GUILTY: Dishonest and Unethical ‘Start By Believing’ Investigations

PRESS RELEASE Contact: Rebecca Stewart Telephone: 513-479-3335 Email: info@saveservices.org PRESUMED GUILTY: Dishonest and Unethical ‘Start By Believing’ Investigations WASHINGTON / March 7, 2019 – Stop Abusive and Violent Environments (SAVE) is launching a national campaign to warn criminal defense attorneys, lawmakers, and others about the perils of Start By Believing (SBB) and other “victim-centered” investigative

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Believe the Victim Campus

PR: ‘Start By Believing’ Investigations: Dishonest and Unethical

PRESS RELEASE Contact: Rebecca Stewart Telephone: 513-479-3335 Email: info@saveservices.org ‘Start By Believing’ Investigations: Dishonest and Unethical WASHINGTON / March 4, 2019 – Stop Abusive and Violent Environments (SAVE) is today launching a national campaign designed to alert college administrators, public officials, attorneys, and the public to the perils of Start By Believing and other “victim-centered”

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Campus Sexual Assault

Harvard Law School Professors Evaluate Department of Education’s Proposed Rule for Title IX Enforcement

Press Release January 30, 2019 Feminist Harvard Law School Professors Evaluate Department of Education’s Proposed Rule for Title IX Enforcement Jeannie Suk Gersen, Nancy Gertner, and Janet Halley, professors at Harvard Law School, have issued a Comment on the Department of Education’s Proposed Rule on Title IX enforcement. The authors write: “We strongly support vigorous

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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