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Women Jailed For Crimes Against Their Abusers Could Get Help

Kevin McArdle — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 16:37:37 +0000

Women sentenced to prison for crimes against their abusers would be aided in making the transition back into the community through a program proposed by Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg. She sponsors a measure to establish the Supervised Community Reentry Program in the New Jersey Department of Corrections (DOC).

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Sandy Linked To Increased Domestic Violence [AUDIO]

Dino Flammia — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 08:53:07 +0000

Domestic violence reports have been on the rise since Superstorm Sandy hit New Jersey, according to shelters and help lines across the state.

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Senate Tries Again to Move Anti-Violence Bill

Townsquare News Network — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 21:24:25 +0000

Senate Democrats worked toward picking up Republican allies Monday as they launched a new attempt to broaden a law protecting women from domestic abuse by expanding its provisions to cover gays, lesbians and Native Americans.

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Dad Charged in NJ Attack to Use Insanity Defense

Townsquare News Network — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 02:53:08 +0000

A man who allegedly attacked his wife and adult daughter in the family's northwestern New Jersey home this summer has pleaded not guilty to attempted murder charges.

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Domestic Violence in Front of Children Could Become a Crime in New Jersey

Kelly Waldron — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 18:03:55 +0000

One New Jersey lawmaker is looking to make it a crime to commit a domestic violence act in the presence of a child who is 16 years or younger.

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Is an Additional Law Needed to Penalize Domestic Violence Committed In Front of a Child? [POLL]

Ray Rossi — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 16:41:42 +0000

Children who witness firsthand acts of domestic violence taking place in front of them are, no doubt, affected by the act…so much so that they too can become abusers or the victims of abuse themselves

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NJ Safe Act Allows Time Off For Domestic Violence Or Sexual Assault Victims [AUDIO]

Kevin McArdle — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 09:37:13 +0000

The "New Jersey Security and Financial Empowerment Act" or the "NJ SAFE Act," would provide 20 days of unpaid leave time to an employee who is the victim of domestic violence or sexual assault or whose family or household member was the victim.

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Court Protection Sought in Domestic Violence Cases

Townsquare News Network — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 17:24:50 +0000

A New Jersey Assembly committee has approved a bill that would allow some domestic violence victims to testify remotely on camera despite questions over whether it's constitutional.

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NJ Gets Federal Funding For Domestic Violence Programs

Stacy Proebstle — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 19:37:06 +0000

U.S. Senators Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Robert Menendez (D-NJ), and U.S. Reps. Frank Pallone (D-NJ) and Bill Pascrell (D-NJ) today announced more than $1.1 million in federal funding for three New Jersey organizations that serve victims of domestic and sexual abuse.

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NJ Needs Tougher Domestic Violence Laws, Says Senators [AUDIO]

Kevin McArdle — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 09:21:12 +0000

Here are some shocking statistics from State Senator Barbara Buono; one in four women and one in seven men will become the victim of domestic violence at some time during their lifetime.

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