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Report On Murder-Suicide Shows Gaps In Response

By ARIELLE LEVIN BECKER, alevinbecker@courant.com — Tue, 25 May 2010 06:23:00 EDT

The first time he was arrested on charges of beating and kicking his wife, Selami Ozdemir was ordered into a family violence education program. Four months later, when he was arrested for hurting her again, Ozdemir posted bail, returned to his West Haven home and killed his wife, then himself.

Wolcott Police: Husband Murdered His Wife

David Owens — Tue, 11 May 2010 00:00:00 EDT

Husband arrested on Mother's Day, police said they found a trail of blood.

Cynthia Cannon had not been heard from for more than a day by the time her husband, Patrick Cannon, reported her missing to Wolcott police about 10:30 p.m. Friday.

Domestic Violence Death Of A Parent Can Scar Kids For Life

By JENNA CARLESSO — Mon, 3 May 2010 00:00:00 EDT

J essica Rosenbeck had just settled down in front of the television when her phone rang.

Panelist At Sexual Violence Forum Urges Wesleyan To Implement Consent Policy

By MONICA POLANCO — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 00:00:00 EDT

A Wesleyan University graduate and rape survivor who spoke during an anti-violence forum Tuesday urged her alma mater to implement a campus policy that would require students to seek consent from each other before having sex.

Former News Anchor Peckinpaugh Shares Story Of Abuse, Stalking

By JANET PECKINPAUGH — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 00:00:00 EDT

A year before I met him, my roommate and I saw his picture in our college yearbook.

Intimate Partner Violence: A Scourge Hauled Out Of The Shadows

By CLAIRE POTTER — Sun, 4 Apr 2010 00:00:00 EDT

It Was Never A Secret, But Fully Recognizing The Pervasive Scourge Of Intimate Violence Was A Crucial First Step

In the late 1970s, as an undergraduate at Yale University, I knew a woman whose boyfriend hit her. I never witnessed it; friends heard it through the walls. Sometimes you could see the bruises.

Hartford's Domestic Violence Unit To Start Operations Monday

By STEVEN GOODE — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 00:00:00 EDT

The Hartford Police Department's domestic violence unit, first envisioned last summer in response to a significant increase in that category of crime, begins operation today.

Program Will Use GPS To Track Domestic Violence Offenders

By BILL LEUKHARDT — Sun, 4 Apr 2010 00:00:00 EDT

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Domestic violence victims terrified that their tormentors will ignore protective orders and attack them again will get some security through a new state program using GPS monitors to track the movement of high-risk offenders.

Lawmakers Urge Steps To Combat Domestic Violence

By AMANDA FALCONE — Tue, 9 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EDT

Domestic violence shelters should be staffed around the clock, teen dating violence should be addressed in schools, and authorities need to better enforce restraining and protective orders by using GPS technology, a legislative task force recommended Monday.

Teens Far From Immune To Abusive Relationships

By GRACE MERRITT — Sun, 7 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EDT

Megan Grant is only 15, but she knows it's not right when a boy calls his girlfriend "bitch."