Is it BS? Or is it BS?
In Washington State domestic violence cases, both Prosecutors and domestic violence advocates alike often tend to treat alleged victims as if they were suffering from batterer’s ...
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- March 18, 2015
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The Staged Evolution of DV
By now we are all familiar with what is considered domestic violence … domestic violence is defined as: (1) Physical harm, bodily injury, assault, or ...
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- March 3, 2015
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Tagged 'DV'
We have written and talked about domestic violence in the past, but what is it … what is ‘domestic violence’? Some inquiring minds want to ...
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- February 21, 2015
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Domestic Violence is: FRONT AND CENTER
It is clear that domestic violence now-a-days is a real live wire, a real hot button. Some would even say we as a nation have ...
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- January 30, 2015
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DV Consequences go Beyond Jail and Money
A conviction for a crime involving domestic violence can, and will, have significant detrimental consequences. This includes consequences that go beyond just the uncomfortable prospect ...
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- January 9, 2015
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Beware: Third Party Contact is Still Contact
If a person has an active No Contact Order (‘NCO’) in place they would be wise not to violate it. A violation of a no ...
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- January 1, 2015
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DV Appeals Tough
A recent Washington Court of Appeals, Division One case reflects that successfully appealing jury convictions is pretty darn difficult in domestic violence cases. In Washington ...
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- December 9, 2014
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DV Tagedies Increase Government Involvement
For those of you who wonder why the government takes such a strong position on domestic violence, you need look no further than a tragic ...
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- October 27, 2013
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Screws are Tightening on King County DV Cases
Recently King County Prosecutor Dan Satterberg voiced his concern that he believed that domestic-violence cases are receiving inadequate attention in King County because Seattle police ...
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- September 22, 2013
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Changes on Horizon, Dismissals Secured
On the wake of Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn’s Wednesday announcement that he would recommend new funding for domestic-violence victims (three years after getting rid of ...
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