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Connecticut Senator Alex Kasser and National Domestic Violence Advocates Introduce “Jennifer’s (Dulos) Law” for 2021 Legislative Session Share Article Connecticut Protective Moms announces that Connecticut Senator Alex Kasser has introduced “Jennifer’s Law” for the 2021 Legislative session. The bill is named in honor of Jennifer Dulos, the New Canaan, Connecticut, mother who went missing and was suspected of being allegedly murdered by her husband while she was pleading for her and her children’s safety in family court. The focus of the bill is to prioritize the safety of Domest...

Lawmakers 'negligent' not to criminalise coercive control, say psychiatrists TueTuesday 23 updated TueTuesday 23 FebFebruary 2021 at 6:21am Consultant Psychiatrist, Dr Karen Williams warns law makers they would be negligent not to criminalise coercive control. ( Print text only Cancel The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists has become the first medical college to offer its support for the introduction of coercive control legislation in New South Wales. Key points: RANZCP has stepped out as the first medical college in NSW to support the introduction of coercive control l...

This article contains references to domestic violence. Coercive and controlling behaviours are complex and can look vastly different across culturally and linguistically diverse communities, experts have told a parliamentary inquiry.  Several organisations representing CALD communities appeared at the NSW Parliamentary Joint Select Committee on Coercive Control on Tuesday, calling for a cautious approach to criminalising the pattern of domestic abuse that would protect and not further harm already vulnerable victim-survivors.  Ms Nemat Kharboutli from Muslim Women Australia, a specialist pr...

Sydney news: Man stabbed in Merrylands, coercive control inquiry begins Posted SunSunday 21 updated SunSunday 21 The man was treated for injuries to his neck and torso. ( Print text only Man stabbed in Merrylands A Western Sydney man has been arrested after another man was stabbed multiple times. Paramedics were called to Post Office Lane in Merrylands about 11:00pm last night after a 38-year-old man suffered multiple stab wounds to his neck, chest and back. Police believe the man was stabbed during an argument with another person. Officers arrested a 30-year-old man at a home on Newman Stre...

Bill introduced at the Capitol could forever change Colorado’s domestic violence laws Measure comes after a yearlong Denver7 Investigation Colorado lawmakers introduced legislation this week that, if passed, will forever change the state’s laws regarding domestic violence. The measure comes after more than a year of Denver7 investigations into the murder of 10-year-old Ty Tesoriero in September 2019. and last updated 2021-02-20 00:45:28-05 DENVER -- Colorado lawmakers introduced legislation this week that, if passed, will forever change the state’s laws regarding domestic viole...