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‘Totalitarian Justice:’ Criticisms of Campus Sex Assault Panels Intensify, SAVE ...

4/24/2013 9:00 AM EST  -   Stop Abusive and Violent Environments
WASHINGTON / April 24, 2013 – Three articles sharply critical of the handling of sex assault cases by campus disciplinary committees were published this past week. The critiques suggest college administrators may need to re-evaluate whether federally mandated sex assault panels are rendering a disservice to victims, to the accused, and to the principle of justice itself, according to Stop Abusive and Violent...

New York Times Engages in Bias, Secret Alterations in Coverage of Campus Sex Ass...

3/25/2013 9:00 AM EST  -   Stop Abusive and Violent Environments
WASHINGTON / March 25, 2013 – The New York Times has repeatedly published biased and inaccurate articles regarding allegations of sexual assault on campus, according to Stop Abusive and Violent Environments. This past week the NYT secretly altered an inaccurate statement by one of its reporters. SAVE is calling for acknowledgement of the change and a public commitment to balanced coverage in future articles on the...

SAVE Applauds New Inclusion Mandate of Violence Against Women Act

3/1/2013 9:00 AM EST  -   Stop Abusive and Violent Environments
WASHINGTON / March 1, 2013 – SAVE, a leading victim-rights organization, is applauding the recent passage of the Violence Against Women Act which includes a new mandate for inclusive services. Following spirited debates that spanned a full year, the VAWA reauthorization bill was approved yesterday in the House of Representatives by a vote of 286-138.

Within hours of its passage, Attorney General Eric Holder...

Ideology Over Science: Anti-Abuse Policies Put Victims at Risk, SAVE Report Says

2/11/2013 9:00 AM EST  -   Stop Abusive and Violent Environments
WASHINGTON / February 11, 2013 – Widely used criminal justice measures intended to curb partner abuse are in fact placing victims at risk of violence, according to a research summary released today. Restraining orders, mandatory arrest, and aggressive prosecution policies are increasing, not decreasing partner violence, according to the SAVE report:...

Leading Scientists and Organizations Urge Reforming the Violence Against Women A...

2/5/2013 8:00 AM EST  -   Stop Abusive and Violent Environments
WASHINGTON / February 5, 2013 – A group of scientists, victim advocates, and 15 leading organizations have endorsed a series of reforms to the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), a law that is currently up for reauthorization in Congress. The endorsers include many of the acclaimed scientists who have elucidated the causes and dynamics of intimate partner violence.

The VAWA Reform Principles are endorsed by the...

Women Shortchanged by Violence Against Women Act, SAVE Charges

1/25/2013 9:10 AM EST  -   Stop Abusive and Violent Environments
WASHINGTON / January 25, 2013 – Following introduction of the Violence Against Women Act in Congress, SAVE, a leading victim-rights organization, is charging the bills fall short in addressing the causes of domestic violence, ignore abuse-prone women, and in some cases place victims at greater risk of harm.

The bills were introduced Tuesday in the Senate (S. 47) by Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and in the House of...

Domestic Violence Programs Have Not Delivered on Promises to Women: SAVE Report

1/14/2013 9:00 AM EST  -   Stop Abusive and Violent Environments
WASHINGTON / January 14, 2013 – Domestic violence programs have fallen short in meeting women’s needs, according to a report issued today by SAVE. Of greater concern are studies that document some violence-prevention strategies endorsed by the federal Violence Against Women Act place women at greater risk of victimization and even death.

The report, Have Domestic Violence Programs Delivered on Their Promises to...

Shrill Rhetoric and Partisan Squabbling Doomed Violence Against Women Act, SAVE ...

1/4/2013 9:00 AM EST  -   Stop Abusive and Violent Environments
WASHINGTON/January 4, 2013 – Anti-violence advocates are disappointed after the 112th Session of Congress ended without hammering out differences in the Senate and House versions of the Violence Against Women Act renewal. Last-minute talks between Vice President Joe Biden and House Leader Eric Cantor failed to resolve differences in provisions regarding immigrants, Indians, and lesbian/gay victims of intimate...

Presumed Innocent? SAVE Unveils Innocence Quilts to Spotlight Need for Legal Ref...

12/18/2012 9:00 AM EST  -   Stop Abusive and Violent Environments
WASHINGTON/ December 18, 2012 – A legal reform organization has unveiled innocence quilts to highlight the growing problem of the loss of the presumption of innocence. Affirmed by the U.S. Supreme Court, the presumption of innocence has long been viewed as a bedrock principle of the American legal code.

SAVE – Stop Abusive and Violent Environments -- believes widespread changes are urgently needed to restore the...

Anti-Violence Law May Dash the Presumption of Innocence, SAVE Warns

11/13/2012 9:00 AM EST  -   Stop Abusive and Violent Environments
WASHINGTON/ November 13, 2012 -- In their zeal to stamp out sex crimes, proponents of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) may be trying to overturn centuries of legal protections for the accused.  The bills to reauthorize VAWA that are pending in Congress – S. 1925 and H.R. 4970 -- would strip away the presumption of innocence in cases in which a sex crime was alleged, says Stop Abusive and Violent Environments...