Domestic Violence in America

It can happen to anyone!! Young, old; rich, poor; Protestant, Catholic, atheist; it knows not the boundary of neighborhood good or bad; white, black, yellow, brown, green-it knows not the difference of color although it prefers African Americans who are poor; male or female it makes no difference although it prefers females between the age [...]

Workplace Violence – Staying Focused On What’s Important For Self Defense

In the realm of workplace violence and policy development, there is a problem that is both preventing companies and their employees from being safe, causing policy and procedures to miss the mark, and resulting in damage, financial loss, and even the loss of life. What I mean is that, managers and administrators focus most of [...]

Protective Orders And Family Violence

Getting help in the state of California The state of California issues emergency domestic violence restraining orders to protect families from physical violence and other abuse.  It is unlawful for any adult family member to subject their children, spouse, or other family members to any kind of physical, sexual, or emotional abuse. Victims of abuse [...]

Dealing With Violence, Frayed Relations and Black Eyes

Domestic violence, in spite of the progress made by the human mind, is a harsh reality that more often than not is kept under wraps. It can be recognized from a pattern of dominating and aggressive behavior demonstrated by an adult towards another. In the United States alone, as many as 4 million women [...]

Summer Self-Defense Warning

It seems only common sense to make sure that awareness is at the very foundation of our self-protection studies. And, while this is a given for most people, I’ve found that the majority tends to focus on watching for actual dangers.   What I mean is…   …everyone is watching for the obvious, when it [...]

Sexual Harassment of Women at the Work Place

Sexual harassment , an insidious form of violence against women, is common to all cultures. The stories are strikingly similar from country to country; only the names and the places change . Sexual harassment can take a variety of forms . It includes both physical violence and subtle forms of non-physical violence such as emotional [...]

Domestic Violence and Understanding Limits

Domestic violence law is a very complex field. Many a lawyer specializes in this field as those facing these charges oftentimes don’t understand that they’ve crossed a line and, oftentimes, they don’t understand why they’re being prosecuted on a domestic violence charge at all. Understanding these laws requires that one understand that they are [...]

Violence Begins at Home?

Most of you reading this statement, ‘violence begins at home’, would be shocked. But this is one unbelievable fact. No matter how hard you try to overlook this statement, it will still remain the forbidden truth. Whether you accept it or not that solely depends on your opinion. In each and every abusive household, [...]

Teenage Dating Violence: What are the Types of Teenage Dating Violence?

Teenage dating violence is not uncommon; almost a third of teens in the U.S. experience some type of abuse in their relationships. It follows the typical patterns that adult abusive relationships follow with repeated violence which gets worse every time. The abuser feels remorse and says they are sorry with promises to change, but [...]

What is Misdemeanor Domestic Violence?

Domestic violence may be charged as a felony or misdemeanor in Los Angeles and California. In most cases, whether or not this crime is prosecuted as one or the other has to do with the severity of the injuries received by the victim as well as with the criminal past of the accused. Those [...]

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