Sexual violence is a devastating epidemic not only worldwide, but also within the United States. Although anti-sexual violence efforts are on the rise, decreasing the issue, sexual violence keeps an ...

Massachusetts could join a small group of states expanding the definition of domestic violence to include acts of coercive control. The Senate bill passed on Thursday not only amends the state's ...

Evan Stark, a sociologist who helped broaden the definition of domestic violence beyond physical assault to include the patterns of domination often at its root, a shift that improved services for ...

This article discusses the correlation between child abuse and domestic violence. "Child neglect is the most frequently reported category of child maltreatment in New York, the United States, and ...

Law enforcement, domestic violence organizations and gun control groups won an important victory in the U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday. The justices ruled unanimously that people convicted of minor ...

HUNTERDON COUNTY, N.J. (PIX11) — No law will ever bring Lauren Semanchik and Tyler Webb back. But New Jersey lawmakers are highlighting legislation they hope will prevent tragedies like this in the ...

Assemblywoman Aura Dunn says the Legislature is “obligated to act and act swiftly" after the Aug. 1 double homicide in Franklin Township. (Dana DiFilippo | New Jersey Monitor) Less than two weeks ...

A Southport shooting killed 3 over the weekend. It was one of multiple mass shooting in 2025. Here's what to know about how 'mass killings' are defined.