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Search results for "physical violence" ...
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Victims of Silence
The story reviews dating violence in Florida, as well as the beating of Rihanna by boyfriend Chris Brown. This revealed a number of issues, including “lack of prevention programs, the impact this news had, and that dating violence is under the domestic violence law only to ask for injunction and protection orders”. Further, dating violence isn’t considered a crime and many times is underreported after a physical attack.
Tags: abuse; relationships; physical; police reports; law enforcement; beating; Council and National Crime Forum; emotional violence; sexual violence; law
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In the Kennel-Uncovering a Navy's Unit's Culture of Abuse
In obtaining documents from a Navy investigation into the alleged abuse, it revealed a number of counts of abuse and hazing. Also, it uncovered a widespread psychological, sexual, and physical abuse across the Persian Gulf unit. The Navy investigation revealed all this abuse, but the case was later dropped and the unit's chief was promoted.
Tags: Navy; military; abuse; sailors; cruelty; mistreatment; violence; maltreatment; hazing
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Inside Scientology
"The story provides an unprecedented view of life inside the Church of Scientology as told by former church staffers". Their accounts state how management promoted a culture of violence and abuse. Further, if someone ran away from the Church they were interrogated to keep them quiet about the inner troubles. But in late 2009, many parishioners began to speak out about the management's behavior.
Tags: Church; Marty Rathbun; Mike Rinder; David Miscavige; leader; physical violence; religion
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Juvenile justice investigative report
Citizen-Times reports on flaws of the North Carolina juvenile prisons. The investigation concentrates on the Swannanoa Valley Youth Development Center in Asheville, N.C. The stories reveal sexual and physical abuse, neglect, staffing and maintenance problems.
Tags: violence; substance abuse; drugs; teenagers; offenders; children; safety
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Silence=Relief: Do Gays in the Military Prefer the Closet?
Reporter Andrew Webb looks into the military's "don't ask, don't tell policy", finding that many homosexuals in the military would not like it removed. "No one- no the gay activists, not Clinton or his aides- worked to find out if gay people in the military actually wanted what the would-be president and his gay backers wanted for them." Furthermore, "gay people in uniform are often reluctant to publicly acknowledge their sexuality. They fear repercussions ranging from discharge to physical violence, and many are extremely conflicted about their sexual orientation- especially those who didn't know or hadn't acknowledged it before entering the service." Ultimately, Webb says "this is a basic issue of human rights or morality. . . Getting rid of the ban on gays serving openly in the military is the morally correct thing to do. But the practical considerations must sometimes delay the pursuit of moral visions."
Tags: military; homosexuals; harassment; sexual orientation; human rights; gay bans
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Shawn Lowrance Investigation
A News Tribune reporter investigated the death of an adopted ten year old boy "who died under suspicious circumstances while fishing on a creek in Northwest Washington state on Oct. 9, 1999." The story focuses on how this child could be placed with a foster family who had a history of domestic violence and financial problems. In addition, the investigation investigated "the boy's death after detectives learned the parents had taken out $650,000 in life insurance on Shawn about a year before he died." Reporters also "questioned the thoroughness of the police investigation into Shawn's death and the difficulty small police departments sometimes face in handling complex cases."
Tags: Department of Health and Social Services; adoption; physical abuse; Insurance Commissioner
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Pahokee Youth Center: A Failing Experiment
The Palm Beach Post investigated Florida's juvenile justice experiment: the Pahokee Youth Development Center, a complex housing a large number of "moderate risk" children. The children housed in Pahokee were eligible for half-way houses or "boot camps," but instead were placed in a former adult prison. Upon investigation, the publication revealed that the experiment is a disaster. The Post documented "nagging problems of incompetence and abuse. The series cited numerous instances of guards, often only a few years older than their charges, physically abusing the youth or turning a blind eye toward youth-on-youth violence."
Tags: children; violence physical injuries sexual abuse alternative education
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Shot for Sex
Dating violence is becoming a frightening phenomenon among urban teens. For young girls who refuse their boyfriends, saying "no" sometimes leads to physical abuse.
Tags: None
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Free Charline
Over the course of their seven year marriage, Marvin Brundidge repeatedly beat his wife Charline. He abused her physically, verbally and sexually. And he sometimes followed up his violence with threats to end her life. On April 21, 1985, Charline killed him instead. This article explores how Charline's case, which predated court admission of domestic violence as defense evidence in a crime, has drawn calls for her release.
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Philadelphia magazine investigates hundreds of thousands of middle-class, middle-aged, educated Americans who physically abuse their parents. (Sept. 1996)
Tags: Hochman The last taboo Home care Health Violence 5 pgs.