Intimate Partner Violence

Beyond Punishment: What Really Matters About Chris Brown's Sentence

Jaclyn Friedman | Posted 09.05.2009 | Entertainment

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Jaclyn Friedman

We need to ask what kind of sentence will help ensure Brown -- and men all over the country just like him -- never beats another woman.

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Researcher Says Women's Initiation of Domestic Violence Predicts Risk to Women

Glenn Sacks | Posted 08.06.2009 | Living

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Glenn Sacks

While studies have consistently found that women initiate as much violence against their male partners as vice versa, two-thirds of domestic violence injuries are suffered by women.

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Death on the Home Front

Ann Jones | Posted 05.02.2009 | Politics

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Ann Jones

No society that sends its men abroad to do violence can expect them to come home and be at peace. Wake up, America. The boys are coming home, and they're not the boys who went away.

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How Many More Rihannas?

Abby L. Ferber | Posted 04.19.2009 | Living

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Abby L. Ferber

This incident provides us with an opportunity to engage in a broader discussion about violence against women.

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