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ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É property crimes decline over long term, but violent crime rates remains ‘exceptionally’ high

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ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É Justice Center Chair Brad Myrstol shares data from the ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É Justice Information Center with the House Judiciary Committee.

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Andre Rosay selected by World Health Organization as expert on violence against women

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The Associate Dean in the College of Health has been selected by the World Health Organization to serve as an expert on its Technical Advisory Group on Violence against Women Prevalence Estimation and Data.

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ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É adds millions to address domestic violence and sexual assault; advocates say more is needed

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The ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É Victimization Survey, conducted by the ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É’s Justice Center, shows a rise in domestic violence and sexual assault rates, leading advocates to argue that, despite ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É allocating millions of dollars to combat these issues, the funding is still not enough to meet demand or address the root causes.

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ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É study links domestic violence to poor health outcomes

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The ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É Victimization Survey (AVS) released a new report about the health of women who have experienced Intimate Partner Violence (IPV). Physical violence is a part of IPV, but it also includes things like controlling behaviors, threats of harm, and inflicting harm against people and things an intimate partner cares about. Dr. Ingrid Johnson with AVS told the ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É Beacon these sorts of behaviors can have a lasting impact.