by Harry Shipps | May 2, 2023 | Media Coverage
Since state domestic violence laws were written, the understanding of what constitutes domestic abuse has evolved, and laws must keep up. Advocates make a strong case that the abuse many people, often women, experience from intimate partners is not adequately...
by Harry Shipps | Feb 22, 2023 | Media Coverage
By CARRIE N. BAKER Published: 2/22/2023 On Jan. 17, prosecutors in Stoughton charged Victor Carter with viciously murdering Amber Buckner, who was stabbed 30 times. Police found her with the handle of a 4-inch knife protruding from her right temple. The next...
by jdi-admin | Jul 14, 2021 | Media Coverage
DA: A rape victim is entitled to the same consideration as other crime victims in terms of credibility By MARIE SZANISZLO | Boston Herald July 13, 2021 In a key decision, the Massachusetts Appeals Court rejected a child rapist’s argument that the testimony of his...
by jdi-admin | Apr 22, 2021 | Media Coverage
April 10, 2021 Ariane Vigna, Boston University State House Program for the Worcester Telegram & Gazette BOSTON — A bill extending workplace protections for domestic violence survivors working in contract jobs is aimed at closing a loophole that allowed a woman to...
by jdi-admin | Feb 26, 2021 | Media Coverage
New Massachusetts program trains domestic violence victims, advocates in financial literacyBy Marie Szaniszlo, Boston Herald, February 24, 2021 When people think of domestic violence, they typically don’t think of financial abuse. But a new program has trained...
by jdi-admin | Jan 21, 2021 | Media Coverage
CommonWealth, Shira Shoenberg, ReporterJanuary 20, 2021 THERE WAS A significant drop in domestic violence–related homicides in Massachusetts in 2020, according to a new state report, but some worry that there may be a dark underside to what would normally be regarded...
