A young mom with a daughter to support puts up with her boss’s crude behavior, until one night she says he goes too far. She goes to the police – but that doesn’t solve her problem. It creates a new one.
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‘If the Police Don’t Believe You, They Might Prosecute You’: How Officers Turn Victims of Sexual Assault Into Suspects
Research shows the debilitating effects of sexual trauma on memory and behavior. But when investigating reports of sex crimes, police sometimes twist trauma responses into evidence of false reporting.
Posted inHired Guns
Efforts to regulate security guards finding little traction
About 90 security guard-related bills have introduced in state legislatures, but none of the bills that would have created substantial changes were enacted.
Posted inGuns, Guns and Society
3 lawsuits attempt to hold gun makers, sellers liable for shootings
The lawsuit against Bushmaster Firearms International, the maker of the rifle that Adam Lanza used to kill 26 people in Newtown, Connecticut, is one o