Domestic violence is described as a pattern of abusive behavior in a relationship. It is often used by one partner to maintain or gain control and power over the other partner.

 

According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV), an average of 20 people are physically abused every minute by an intimate partner in the U.S. This is unacceptable, and it’s something that all of us need

 

 

Why do some people specifically hurt the ones they claim to love? It’s a question that has been plaguing those who deal with both victims and perpetrators of domestic violence for years.

 

Well, a new study from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville has unearthed some interesting results regarding the link between substance abuse and domestic violence. The study found a strong correlation between the use of alcohol

There’s a reason domestic violence crimes are taken so seriously in Colorado.

 

Colorado law defines domestic violence as an act or threatened act of violence upon a person with whom the actor is or has been involved in an intimate relationship. But domestic violence affects more than just the victim. One isolated incident of domestic violence can impact many, and the effects may linger on for years – and

 

“No man is above the law and no man is below it; nor do we ask any man’s permission when we ask him to obey it.”

 

Theodore Roosevelt first spoke these words more than a century ago, but they’re as true today as they ever were. In our criminal justice system, everyone one should be treated fairly—men and women, cops and criminals, and people of all nationalities and