Domestic violence homicide rate spurs committee action
Major work being done on domestic, gender, and sexual violence legislation With news of a possibly record high number of domestic violence homicides for 2009 in Wisconsin, committees in the Senate and...
View ArticleSen. Coggs authors legislation to protect victims of human trafficking
“People under the control of others should not be victimized twice,” Sen. Coggs says Sen. Spencer Coggs announced this week that he is introducing legislation that would protect victims caught up in...
View ArticleBlack Women Face Increased Violence, Domestic Abuse
By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) Black women were murdered at more than double the rate of White women in 2012 and almost all (92 percent) of these women knew their...
View ArticleSenators Call on Administration to Hold Colleges & Universities Accountable...
New campus safety data suggests substantial underreporting of sexual violence by schools: out of 11,600 measured in 2014, 91% reported having no incidents The Senators urged Departments of Education...
View ArticleMilwaukee County Recognizes the Month of April as Sexual Assault Awareness Month
By Karen Stokes April in Milwaukee is now dedicated to raising awareness about sexual assault. Sexual violence is prevalent across the country and in the Milwaukee area. Awareness and education...
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