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Is domestic violence taken seriously in Korea?

Mon, 07 May 2012 21:10:03 -0700
Seoul (The Korea Herald/ANN) - Domestic violence is often out of sight, occurring behind the closed doors of the family home. Nevertheless, national surveys in South Korea on the issue suggest it happens with disturbing frequency.
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Domestic violence on the rise

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 11:40:00 -0700
Emergency call-outs about domestic violence have soared by a third in just over two years, with police attending almost 40,000 incidents in WA last year.
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Mission RCMP fight against domestic violence

Sat, 12 May 2012 00:35:51 -0700
Mission RCMP Insp. Richard Konarski wants to make a difference for victims of spousal abuse by offering them better police services.
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State works to strengthen domestic violence laws

Mon, 07 May 2012 22:18:07 -0700
Proposed Domestic Violence Bill 5548 Passed Connecticut House of Representatives 147-0 Gives family violence victims greater support from the courts, law enforcement agencies, and court-based victim service providers.
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While Signs of Economic Recovery Persist, Domestic Violence on the Rise Nationwide

Tue, 01 May 2012 07:05:00 -0700
Though many areas of life are recovering from the economic downturn, domestic violence shelters throughout the United States report that the economy continues to significantly affect battered women and children.
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Moab policeman receives statewide honors for his work with victims of domestic violence

Thu, 10 May 2012 09:25:40 -0700
Moab City Police officer Tom Nixon has dedicated much of his career in law enforcement to working with victims of domestic violence. And last month, Nixon was honored for that work by the Utah Council on Victims of Crime.
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Level of violence in domestic assaults troubles Fitchburg-area authorities

Tue, 08 May 2012 03:59:54 -0700
A recent national survey of 700 police departments by the Police Executive Research Forum indicated that 56 percent of respondents believe the number of domestic-violence cases have risen since the start of the recession.
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10th Anniversary of the ‘Breast’ Yard Sale in Town

Tue, 22 May 2012 14:10:00 -0700
“The barn is full,” says Karen Virnoche of Oregon, IL, founder of this American Cancer Society fundraising event held every summer for the past ten years, and cancer survivor extraordinaire.
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Woman gets 20 years for firing warning shot

Sat, 19 May 2012 10:07:26 -0700
Marissa Alexander had never been arrested before she fired a bullet at a wall one day in 2010 to scare off her husband when she felt he was threatening her. Nobody got hurt, but this month a northeast Florida judge was bound by state law to sentence her to 20 years in prison.
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Estevez runs for DA in 6th Judicial Dist.

Tue, 22 May 2012 16:39:59 -0700
New Mexico's 2007 prosecutor of the year has her eyes on the top spot in the Sixth Judicial District Attorney's Office. Francesca Estevez, 57, is seeking the Democratic Party's nomination for district attorney in the June primary.
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