MONTREAL, Canada -- Responding to a coroner’s report that criticized their work, the Quebec provincial police say they have updated their missing-child alert system following the deaths of Norah and Romy Carpentier last summer. The girls, ages 11 and six, were murdered by a father Martin Carpentier in early July 2020 before he died by suicide. Among recommendations in the coroner’s report, … [Read more...]
Two-Hundred Cities, Counties and States Proclaim November as Family Court Awareness Month
Elected officials stand with advocacy groups on the importance of child safety in the family court system. “When the family court system fails to protect our most vulnerable members of society, it fails all of us.” — Tina Swithin NEWS RELEASE -- SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNIA , UNITED STATES OF AMERICA , November 1, 2021 Advocacy organizations, Custody Peace and One Mom’s Battle … [Read more...]
How America’s Gun Laws Are Failing Domestic Violence Victims
Owning a firearm makes an abuser 5x times more likely to murder a partner, yet around much of the country, gun laws are enforced on an “honor system” that relies on people who are prohibited from possessing firearms to disarm themselves. “You are trusting somebody who is not worthy of being taken at their word,” said Democratic U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell, who spent seven years working as a … [Read more...]
Our Justice System Must Become More Victim-Centric
Opinion by Retired Judge Eugene M. Hyman If the pandemic has had any kind of benefit, it’s that it has raised awareness of the functions and dysfunctions of our courts and our prisons. But if the actions we’re taking to correct these problems aren’t considered thoroughly and acted on properly, the cost will likely come at the expense of children and victims of domestic violence and other violent … [Read more...]
America’s ‘Troubled Teen Industry’ Needs Reform So Kids Can Avoid the Abuse I Endured – Opinion by Paris Hilton
When I was 16 years old, I was awakened one night by two men with handcuffs. They asked if I wanted to go “the easy way or the hard way” before carrying me from my home as I screamed for help. I had no idea why or where I was being taken against my will. I soon learned I was being sent to hell. Read more here. … [Read more...]
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