Intimate partner violence accounts for 15 percent of all violent crime. “The key question concerns the relationship between threats and actual violence,” reported the Wall Street Journal on a new study of domestic violence. “To me, threats are clues,” said Dr. T.K. Logan, author of the study. “We tend to dismiss them because there are so many. We should hone in, not tune out.” She believes the central issue in domestic abuse troubles is being able to measure when words signal real danger. San Quentin offers an effective tool to convert … [Read more...] about Domestic Violence 15 Percent of Violent Crime
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Going against the machismo culture against women
Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto honored Women’s Day this March by urging an assault against the machismo culture that generates violence against women. Pena Nieto urged the eradication of “a deeply rooted machista culture (that) ultimately and truly generates violence against women” The New York Times reported in an April 24 article. Mexico has celebrated male entitlement known as machismo in Hispanic soap operas, movies, work and romantic relationships. “But times are changing for the Mexican macho man, or ‘machista,’” the article … [Read more...] about Going against the machismo culture against women
Domestic violence advocate speaks at Restorative Justice symposium
Forgiveness is a key component of healing from abuse and achieving a successful life. And lawsuits can be an alternative to prison sentences, speakers told a Restorative Justice (RJ) Symposium at San Quentin State Prison. Guest speaker Tracy Sovereign spoke of forgiving an abusive father, who never apologized. She was followed by Esquire Tia Katrina Taruc Canlas, who advocates suing men who commit acts of domestic violence as an alternative to incarceration. “I feel … there’s a way that men can be healed in so many directions,” Sovereign said … [Read more...] about Domestic violence advocate speaks at Restorative Justice symposium