/tags/domestic-violence Domestic Violence en-US Copyright Wed, 04 Oct 2023 22:12:32 GMT /news/2023-10-04/rocky-mount-police-department-secure-the-call-emergency-calls The Rocky Mount Police Department is working with Secure the Call, a nonprofit that distributes cell phones to people in need, such as seniors and victims of domestic violence. Wed, 04 Oct 2023 22:12:32 GMT /news/2023-10-04/rocky-mount-police-department-secure-the-call-emergency-calls Sharryse Piggott /politics/2023-04-05/nc-lawmakers-want-to-help-domestic-violence-victims-with-coerced-debt A bipartisan group of state lawmakers wants to address an aspect of domestic violence that few people think of: the financial debt that victims are stuck with long after they leave an abusive relationship. Wed, 05 Apr 2023 21:10:54 GMT /politics/2023-04-05/nc-lawmakers-want-to-help-domestic-violence-victims-with-coerced-debt Colin Campbell /politics/2023-03-21/lumberton-kayla-hammonds-death-domestic-violence-legislation-nc North Carolina lawmakers want to make it easier for domestic violence victims to testify remotely, so they won’t have to encounter their abusers in a courtroom. Tue, 21 Mar 2023 17:41:20 GMT /politics/2023-03-21/lumberton-kayla-hammonds-death-domestic-violence-legislation-nc Colin Campbell /news/2022-04-20/inconsistent-military-domestic-violence-policies-allow-troops-with-criminal-histories-to-buy-guns More than four years after a former airman killed 26 people at a rural Texas church, advocates say the military still needs to do more to prevent violent service members and veterans from owning guns. Wed, 20 Apr 2022 21:15:13 GMT /news/2022-04-20/inconsistent-military-domestic-violence-policies-allow-troops-with-criminal-histories-to-buy-guns Carson Frame /podcast/embodied-podcast/2021-10-22/tracked-tech-tool-abuse-domestic-violence-emotional-intimate-partner-digital Anita learns about how the smart devices that keep many of us connected have also contributed to the rise of a new type of intimate partner violence. Survivors share stories of tech-enabled domestic abuse and a cybersecurity expert discusses what folks can do about it. Fri, 22 Oct 2021 17:08:02 GMT /podcast/embodied-podcast/2021-10-22/tracked-tech-tool-abuse-domestic-violence-emotional-intimate-partner-digital Josie Taris, Amanda Magnus, Anita Rao /show/embodied-radio-show/2021-10-22/technology-digital-domestic-abuse-emotional-violence-relationship-spy-stalkerware-abuser-tech-apps-devices-location-tracking-power-control-survivor-background-check-network-hotline Host Anita Rao talks to survivors and experts about how technology is enabling domestic abuse — and what cybersecurity experts, tech companies and advocates are doing about it.⁠ Fri, 22 Oct 2021 16:07:38 GMT /show/embodied-radio-show/2021-10-22/technology-digital-domestic-abuse-emotional-violence-relationship-spy-stalkerware-abuser-tech-apps-devices-location-tracking-power-control-survivor-background-check-network-hotline Anita Rao, Josie Taris /law/2020-07-31/this-is-the-summer-of-gun-violence Gun violence is back on the rise in North Carolina and around the country. After a lull during the stay-at-home orders, shootings surged over recent… Fri, 31 Jul 2020 16:23:21 GMT /law/2020-07-31/this-is-the-summer-of-gun-violence Grant Holub-Moorman, Anita Rao /show/the-state-of-things/2020-04-21/covid-19-is-creating-another-public-health-crisis-domestic-violence The weeks of stay-at-home orders have created space for some families to spend more time together than ever before. This could mean more bonding, family… Tue, 21 Apr 2020 16:41:08 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2020-04-21/covid-19-is-creating-another-public-health-crisis-domestic-violence Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio /law/2020-04-21/covid-19-is-creating-another-public-health-crisis-domestic-violence The weeks of stay-at-home orders have created space for some families to spend more time together than ever before. This could mean more bonding, family… Tue, 21 Apr 2020 16:41:08 GMT /law/2020-04-21/covid-19-is-creating-another-public-health-crisis-domestic-violence Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio /news/2019-04-19/more-americans-are-killing-their-romantic-partners-with-guns After decades of decline, the rate of Americans killing their intimate partners has seen “a sharp increase” in recent years. Data shows that uptick is exclusively due to gun-related murders. Fri, 19 Apr 2019 21:37:14 GMT /news/2019-04-19/more-americans-are-killing-their-romantic-partners-with-guns Lisa Hagen