Batons-For Your Protection

Batons are perhaps the most effective tools of self defense. Better even than stun guns or pepper sprays. Batons are like short fat sticks and come in a variety of types. The best ones are the foldable batons – popularly known as the telescopic batons. The good part is that when folded, it can be [...]

When Love Breaks Down – Domestic Violence

   The country’s two-year old domestic violence law faces its litmus test. Are battered women fighting back? Cycle of Violence The reasons why women stay in such a toxic, and sometimes life-threatening, relationships are varied. Before any violence occurs, tension builds up within the abuser and between the couple. This is [...]

Crime Stats And What You Can Do!

Crime statistics state that: -          A woman is forcibly raped every 5.8 minutes -          Four woman are killed by their partners each day -          28% of all homicides of woman are domestic violence related -          25% of rapes take place in a public place -          75% of rapes are committed by someone the victim [...]

The Basics of Personal Security

Most of the time the United States is one of the safest, most secure countries on the planet. However, there are some situations when we feel less than secure, and there are other times when our security is genuinely compromised. There are a variety of security products on the market today to help [...]

The Long Arm of Domestic Violence

The Long Arm Of Domestic Violence   Public attention to domestic violence tends to focus on the immediacy of the problem. In other words when the average persons thinks about domestic violence, thoughts go to the fright of the victim in the situation and physical harm caused. Media attention often reinforces the present context [...]

When to Report Domestic Violence

Domestic violence is a serious problem in our society. No one has the right to intentionally inflict harm upon another person. Domestic violence is any type of abusive behavior by one partner that attempts to manipulate, dominate, and gain and maintain control over the other partner. Abuse can occur in any type of relationship [...]

How Counseling Can Help a Victim of Domestic Abuse-From Huntley and Elgin, IL

Domestic abuse is all too common in the world. In almost 20 percent of all marriages in the United States, couples push, shove, punch, pull, hit, or otherwise assault each other. Emotional abuse,threats, intimidation, humiliation, insults or degrading remarks and controlling,dominating behavior is common. The good news, however is that help is available [...]

Myspace And Your Privacy

MySpace is an incredible online community which gives members the opportunity to make new friends, reconnect with long lost friends, network or even meet potential romantic partners. While there are many great social aspects to using MySpace it is also important to not there is the potential for predators to be lurking on MySpace. [...]

Teenagers/social Networking Sites and Identity Theft

We have written this article for all the Teenagers, and your moms and dads.      Millions upon millions of teenagers are using the Social Networking Sites to chat with friends and meet new friends.  The majority of people online are probably ok, but the law of averages demands that some [...]

Stalking a criminal harassment

Stalking is a criminal offence related to harassment and intimidation. It describes unwanted attention by an individual (individuals) to other individuals. Stalking is a terrifying experience for victims, placing them at risk of psychological trauma, and possible physical harm. Generally the stalkers are classified in two categories psychotic and nonpsychotic. The studies of stalkers [...]