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Weekly news update: Week of December 7th

December 14, 2009

posted in: Public Affairs

DOD Task Force On Sexual Assault Submits Findings and Recommendations The DoD Task Force on Sexual Assault in the Military Services recently submitted its congressionally-mandated report to the secretary of defense.  The report finds DoD has made progress in improving the response to victims’ needs, but calls for DoD to do more to fully address

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Weekly News Update: Week of December 7th

December 7, 2009

posted in: Public Affairs

Sexual Assault on Campus Shrouded in Secrecy (First in a Series) Three hours into deliberations by the University of Virginia’s Sexual Assault Board, UVA junior Kathryn Russell sat with her mother in a closet-like room in sprawling Peabody Hall. Down the corridor, two professors and two students were deciding her fate. Russell was replaying in

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Weekly News Update: Week of November 23rd

November 30, 2009

posted in: Public Affairs

Statement by Vice President Biden on the 10th Anniversary of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women “Violence against women is found in every culture around the world. It is one of our most pervasive global problems, yet it is preventable.  When gang rape is a weapon of war, when women are

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Weekly News Update: Week of November 16th

November 23, 2009

posted in: Public Affairs

CDC Awards Vital Prevention Funding to National Sexual Violence Resource Center The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently awarded the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape $1.5 million dollars per year for three years to continue funding its National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC). The CDC has funded the NSVRC since 2000 to serve

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Weekly News Update: Week of November 9th

November 16, 2009

posted in: Public Affairs

Governor to submit plan to reduce prison crowding Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger tonight will give federal judges a road map to reducing state prison overcrowding that involves waiving some state laws so sentencing regulations can be changed and new private prisons built. The Justice for Survivors of Sexual Assault Act The Justice for Survivors of Sexual

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Weekly News Update: Week of October 26th

November 2, 2009

posted in: Public Affairs

Crime Victims Bill Goes to Senate Legislation introduced by Idaho Senator Mike Crapo and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont) has cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee and is headed for the full Senate. The proposed legislation protects funds for programs that assist victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. House Passes Cruise Ship Safety

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