On Sunday the 04-08-13 a thirty-three-year-old male attempted to rob a Milk Bar on Parkside Drive in Shepparton armed with a tree branch. The offender dropped the weapon and fled when a customer entered the shop and he was arrested a short time later. If you have been a victim of crime at work call…
DetailsAssociate Professor David Wells, one of Australia’s leading forensic medical experts, has said that the criminal justice system consistently fails victims of sex crime with many cases not reaching court. Dr Wells said that ”there is something fundamentally wrong with the way we treat the majority of rape victims with most never getting their day…
DetailsOn Monday the 05-08-13 at around 8.50 pm a twenty-four-year-old male returned to his home on Douglas Street in Cowes to be confronted by a burglar. The burglar then ran from the house pursued by the home owner and a confrontation resulted with home owner being stabbed to his back. The victim sustained serious injuries…
DetailsOn the 30-07-13 just after midnight a male offender armed with an axe entered a service station on Maroondah Highway in Chirnside Park and threatened the two service station attendants demanding cash. The offender was given money and then fled the store. Police described the offender as aged in his early twenties, caucasian and of…
DetailsThe film Daddy’s Little Girl is about Charlie, a young girl who approaches life with positivity, charisma and maturity. However, the façade she creates hides the reality of her 12-year-old life. Charlie hides her father’s secret, a secret of five years. Her father likes little girls….and that little girl is her. Charlie’s want isn’t for…
DetailsOn the 02-08-13 at around 8.50 pm a man got in taxi at the Coles Supermarket in Redan and asked the taxi driver to take him to the Flying Horse Bistro. While in transit the male threatened the taxi driver with a knife before running away with cash. The assailant is described as being aged…
DetailsOn Friday the 02-08-13 at around 11.50 am a male entered a financial institution on Whitehorse Road in Mitcham and handed the teller a note demanding cash. The teller handed over cash and the assailant fled the premises along Whitehorse Road. Box Hill Crime Investigation Unit detectives are investigating the armed robbery. If you have…
DetailsFacebook has teamed up with The National Network to End Domestic Violence to offer tips for survivors of physical assault and sexual abuse so that they can still use Facebook but maintain safety and control over their information. This Facebook guide is aimed at helping survivors of domestic violence, physical assault, sexual abuse, stalking and…
DetailsOn Sunday, 28th July 2013, at around 2.00 am a twenty-seven-year-old male caught a taxi in Abbotsford and as he had no money asked to be driven to an ATM where he was robbed and physically assaulted by the driver. Later that morning the victim was found wandering on Toorak Road and conveyed to Camberwell…
DetailsOn Wednesday the 31-07-13 a twenty-five-year-old man from Roxburgh Park was arrested and charged by Fawkner police following four robberies in Melbourne this month. The robberies include: On the 08-07-13 the gaming venue on Albion Street in Brunswick East. On the 21-07-13 the gaming venue on Mount Alexander Road in Moonee Ponds. On the 21-07-13…
DetailsThe NSW Government Minister for Women, Pru Goward, recently made the announcement that the government will be investing in three new domestic violence prevention studies. These three studies will focus on the fact that more evidence is needed in order figure out the funding priorities of government programs in NSW. The Minister of Women says…
DetailsMilitary sexual trauma include both sexual assault and sexual harassment while under a military setting. The United States Department of Veteran Affairs recently published an article outlining the issues involved with veteran care. The sexual harassment can include anything from unwelcome physical or verbal conduct involving gender, sexuality, and sexual coercion. Sexual harassment involves both…
DetailsClearinghouse recently commissioned a paper to address the issues regarding providing services to Indigenous Australian children that have suffered domestic violence in the home. The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare joined up with the Australian Institute of Family Studies to implement the Clearinghouse. Services intended to provide assistance to Indigenous Australian children are still…
DetailsThe Department of Veteran Affairs in the United States has recently published an article in an attempt to help military women that have experienced sexual assault to recognise some of the symptoms that result from victimisation. These symptoms can be very varied depend on the type and duration of the sexual trauma faced by the…
DetailsThe Minister for Women, Pru Goward, announced today that the NSW government will be putting money towards funding the first telephone counselling service for men in NSW. The telephone and referral service will be aimed at men who are violent or potentially violent to help them to change their behaviour and to help curb instances…
DetailsA new app has been launched that is especially designed for people that are going through domestic violence and family violence. This app is the first app to be created especially to help domestic violence victims and will allow them information and access to services so that they can have a trustworthy person to contact…
DetailsMinister for Women, Pru Goward, recently requested that the communities of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people come together in order to provide information on the NSW Government’s reforms in response to domestic violence issues and family violence in NSW. The reforms focus on victims of domestic violence that will help to send the message…
DetailsThe Australian Domestic and Family Violence Clearinghouse recently prepared a brief where they pointed out the data from studies that show that domestic violence has an impact on the mental health of the victims involved and can result in long term negative consequences for the victim of domestic violence. According to statistics, out of a…
DetailsA new strategy has been put into place in NSW Australia in order to help more victims of domestic violence and also to address the issue of perpetrators being held responsible for their actions. The strategy is also designed to keep the perpetrators from repeating the same actions. The idea is to address the entire…
DetailsAccording to a new report by the World Health Organization (WHO) physical or sexual violence is a serious public health problem that affects more than one-third of all women globally. Dr. Margaret Chan, Director-General of WHO, said that the findings “send a powerful message that violence against women is a global health problem of epidemic…
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