Several studies estimate the rate of intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetration in the military from 13.3 percent to 47 percent among male active duty servicemembers, and 13.5 percent to 42 percent among male veterans. While the intersection of IPV and…
The state of Washington has long been a leader in gun control legislation. It was the first state to require universal background checks on the purchase of all firearms in 2014. On July 23, 2017 Washington demonstrated its leadership again,…
The use of a gun in intimate partner violence (IPV) leads to heightened fear, compliance, and chronic abuse, according to Guns in Intimate Partner Violence: Comparing Incidents by Type of Weapon, (26 JOURNAL OF WOMEN’S HEALTH 3 (2017)), a recent article published by…
Last fall, the Department of Justice launched the Tribal Access Program (TAP) for National Crime Information, providing federally-recognized tribes with access to national crime information databases. As a result, Tribal agencies will be able to receive federal criminal information and…
In one of the final cases decided in its 2015-16 term, Voisine v. US, the Supreme Court held that a misdemeanor conviction for “reckless” domestic assault, like those for “knowing” and “intentional” domestic assault, is enough to ban someone from…
