New Orleans police officer booked with violating restraining order

http://blog.nola.com/crime_impact/print.html?entry=/2011/06/new_orleans_police_officer_arr_1.html
New Orleans police officer booked with violating restraining order

Published: Wednesday, June 08, 2011, 8:25 PM Updated: Wednesday, June 08, 2011, 8:26 PM

By Laura Maggi, The Times-Picayune The Times-Picayune
New Orleans police officer Jermaine Lacour was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of violating a restraining order prohibiting him from contacting his ex-girlfriend, the Police Deparment reported Wednesday.
Lacour was booked in late 2010 with illegal discharge of a weapon and causing a domestic disturbance. That incident involved Lacour's former girlfriend and her current boyfriend, the NOPD said in a news release.
Last December, during that incident, Lacour fired a gun into the ground, the release stated.

At the time, a judge ordered Lacour, a four-year veteran of the NOPD, to stop communicating with his ex-girlfriend and her boyfriend. But Lacour has called the woman several times and sent her an email. She reported the violation of the restraining order to the NOPD, which notified the Orleans Parish district attorney's office, according to the release.
Yesterday, the district attorney's office issued an arrest warrant for Lacour. He turned himself in to the department's Public Integrity Bureau on Tuesday. Criminal District Court records show that Lacour, 38, was booked with violation of a protective order in that court. He is no longer in jail, according to the online database of the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office.

Because of an injury, Lacour has been on sick leave. He previously worked for the NOPD's 7th District, according to the department.

A trial is scheduled for June 30 on the case in which Lacour is charged with illegal discharge of a weapon.


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Coming out of the dark

Being a victim of domestic violence is a horrible, life changing experience. When the abuser is a cop, the situation may be even more terrifying. They use their badges to threaten, manipulate and control others.

So many times, I was told, "no one will ever believe you"; "I could kill you and no one will ever know what happened to you"; "Nothing will ever happen to me, they will believe me over you"; "If you ever tell, I will hurt your children"; "If you report me, I will see to it that you lose your job and I will tell them you hit me first and I was defending myself".

What happened to me changed my life forever. What is happening to others experiencing similar horrors will change their lives forever. You can't go back and erase the past. However, you can move forward and realize that there can be life after abuse.

My abuser is now a twice convicted felon. It took a long time and yes, he got off easy. But, he will never work in law enforcement again. He will never be able to legally carry a weapon. His past will follow him all the remaining days of his life...he can't escape it- just as I can't erase what he did to me. It is with me for life.

If you are being abused by someone who wears a badge, get help immediately. Go outside of your local jurisdiction for help. Go to a law enforcement agency higher than the one that employs your abuser. Document everything and do not keep the documents in a place your abuser can find them. Your life is important. People will listen. You just have to insist they listen. If you are a victim, reply to this post and I will listen...and put you in touch with others who will also listen.

There CAN be life after abuse. When you come out of the dark, the sun will be so much brighter than any sunshine you've seen in your life. I lived for years afraid to leave my house. Now I open my front door look at the sky, thank God and smile.........LIFE IS GOOD!

Tracey

Cops who beat their wives rarely pay the price

Jennifer Rees- outspoken and brave. This is an excellent story that deserves to be heard.

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/131879_cops23.html

Louisiana :Women's Murders highest rate in U.S.

http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2009/09/report_louisiana_women_get_mur.html

Report: Louisiana women get murdered at highest rate in the U.S.
By Ramon Antonio Vargas, The Times-Picayune
September 22, 2009, 12:00PM
More women get murdered by men in Louisiana than anywhere else in the United States, according to a new report by the Violence Policy Center.
While the national rate of women being murdered by men stands at 1.30 per 100,000, Louisiana’s rate in 2007 was 2.53 per 100,000, highest in the nation, the report says. In second was Alaska with a rate of 2.44 per 100,000, and in third place was Wyoming at 2.33 per 100,000.
The report drew its information from the FBI’s unpublished Supplementary Homicide report. The most recent data available is from 2007.
That year, men killed 57 women in Louisiana. Seven victims were less than 18 years old. Four victims were 65 years of age or older. The victims’ average age was 36, according to the report.
Thirty-four of the victims died from gunshot wounds. Six were stabbed or cut to death; two were clubbed to death; and six were beaten to death.
"These findings alarmingly demonstrate how domestic violence can escalate to homicide," the center’s Legislative Director Kristen Rand said in a news release. "More resources need to be made available to protect women and prevent such tragedies."

Louisiana Family Violence Program

http://gov.louisiana.gov/index.cfm?md=pagebuilder&tmp=home&cpID=191


FAMILY VIOLENCE PROGRAM GENERAL OVERVIEW
Since 1979, the Governor’s Office on Women’s Policy – or its predecessor agency – has administered grants to public and private non-profit organizations through its Family Violence Program. Service providers statewide and the Louisiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence (LCADV) provide a variety of services to victims of family violence – mostly women and children. Services include emergency shelter, crisis intervention, advocacy, coordination of services, information and referral systems advocacy, community education and public awareness, emergency transportation, safety planning, crisis line, legal advocacy and children’s services. The focus of programs supported by family violence funds in Louisiana is primarily shelter services/alternative housing. Emergency shelters provide 24-hour residential services for women and their children. Many shelters offer transitional housing or transitional living situations. Shelters have nonresidential programs that provide individual and group counseling, support groups for women and their children and referral to shelter. They also provide emergency assistance/crisis counseling through 24-hour crisis lines, case management, information and referral, legal advocacy and educational services.
Defining Domestic Violence:
Domestic violence is characterized as a pattern of coercion used by one person to exert power and control over another person in the context of a dating, family or household relationship.* Domestic violence happens to people of all ages, races, ethnicities and religions. It occurs in both opposite-sex and same-sex relationships. Economic or professional status does not indicate domestic violence. *Chicago Metropolitan Battered Women’s Network
Family Violence: A Societal Ailment
According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, 50 percent of all women will experience physical violence in an intimate relationship and for 24 to 30 percent of those women the battering will be regular and on-going. Ninety-Five percent of all violence victims are women.
July 1, 2007 - June 30, 2008: Data Points:
Number of women receiving domestic violence services: 10,411
Number of children receiving domestic violence services: 4,521
Number of teenagers/young adults served: 2,712
Number of elderly served: 154
Number of protective orders assisted: 4,334

Tribute to Crystal Brame

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MK-v6cCPyFo&NR=1

God bless you Crystal. You touched me and I didn't even know you. You are a beautiful angel in heaven.

The Impact of Police-Perpetrated Domestic Violence- Diane Wetendorf

The Impact of Police-Perpetrated Domestic Violence

Here is a link to Diane's site: http://www.abuseofpower.info/Article_FBI.htm

"Many of the same qualities valued in on-duty police officers can make those same officers dangerous perpetrators of domestic violence. All abusers employ similar methods to control and abuse their intimate partners. Officers however, have an arsenal of skills and tactics not commonly possessed by civilians. Professional training in the use of force and weapons, intimidation, interrogation and surveillance techniques along with the cultural climate coalesce into a dangerous and potentially lethal combination in a domestic situation. Victims face the bias of law enforcement agencies and the legal system, psychological intimidation, and high risk of lethality."

Domestic Violence Arrest Policies by State

In Louisiana, Officers are required by law to arrest someone accused of domestic violence when the battery is aggravated or second degree, or when danger to the victim exists where assault or simple battery occurred. Don't always count on that if the abuser is a cop!

Domestic Violence Arrest Policies by State 11/07
Prepared by the American Bar Association Commission on Domestic Violence http://www.abanet.org/domviol
The law is constantly changing! Please independently confirm the data you find here.
We are always grateful to receive corrections and updates at abacdvta@abanet.org
State
DV Arrest Policy Relevant Statute
Alabama Officer’s Discretion Ala. Code 1975 § 15-10-3 (A)(8)
Alaska Mandatory Arrest Alaska Stat. § 18.65.530 (A)
Arizona Mandatory Arrest Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 13-3601 (B)
Arkansas Pro-Arrest Ark. Code Ann. § 16-81-113 (A)(1)(A)
California Pro-Arrest Cal. Penal Code § 836 (D)
Colorado Mandatory Arrest Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-6-803.6
Connecticut Mandatory Arrest Conn. Gen. Stat. Ann. § 46b-38b (A)
Delaware Officer's Discretion? Del. Code Ann. Tit 11 § 1904 (reasonable grounds)
DC Mandatory Arrest D.C. Code Ann. § 16-1031
Florida Pro-Arrest Fla. Stat. Ann. § 741.29 (4)(B)
Georgia Officer's Discretion Ga. Code Ann., § 17-4-20 (A)
Hawaii Officer's Discretion? HI St § 803-5 (broad statute)
Idaho Officer's Discretion I.C. § 19-603
Illinois Officer's Discretion 750 IlCS 60/301
Indiana Officer's Discretion IC 35-33-1-1 (1)(A)(5)(B)
Iowa Mandatory Arrest Iowa Code Ann. §§ 236.12 (2); 804.7 (5)
Kansas Mandatory Arrest Kan. Stat. Ann. § 22-2307 (B)(1)
Kentucky Officer's Discretion KRS § 403.785 (2)
Louisiana Mandatory Arrest
La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 46-2140 (1)(aggravated or second degree battery),
(2)(danger to victim exists where assault or simple battery occurred)
Maine Mandatory Arrest Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. Tit 19-A § 4012 (5)
Maryland Officer's Discretion Md. Crim. Proc. § 12-204 (A)(1)(I), (Ii)
Massachusetts Pro-Arrest Mass. Gen. Laws Ann. Ch. 209a § 6
Michigan Pro-Arrest Mich. Stat. Ann. §§ 28.874 (1), 28.1274(3)
Minnesota Officer's Discretion Minn. Stat. Ann. § 609.341
Mississippi Mandatory Arrest Miss. Code Ann. § 99-3-7 (3)
Missouri Officer's Discretion V.A.M.S. 455.085
Montana Pro-Arrest
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 455.085.1 (requiring arrest for a second domestic violence
incident within 12 hours); Mont. Code Ann. § 46-6-311 (2)(A)
Nebraska Officer's Discretion NE St § 29-404.02 (1)
Nevada Mandatory Arrest Nev. Rev. Stat. § 171.137
New
Hampshire
Officer's Discretion?
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 594:10 (I)(B); N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 173-B:9 (is
ambiguous in directing that an officer “should” arrest the primary aggressor in
the context of a discretionary arrest directive for domestic violence generally)
New Jersey Mandatory Arrest?
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2c:25-21(mandates warrantless arrest only where injury
resulted or weapon was used; may, in practice, be applied only in felony-level
assaults)
New Mexico Officer's Discretion N.M.S.A. 1978, § 31-1-7 (A)
New York Mandatory Arrest N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 140.10 (4)(C)
North Carolina Officer's Discretion N.C.G.S.A. § 15a-401
North Dakota Pro-Arrest
N.D. Cent. Code § 14-07.1-11 (2); N.D. Cent. Code § 14-07.1-10 (setting forth
presumptive arrest policy)
Ohio Mandatory Arrest?
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2935.032 (A)(1)(A); Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2935.03
(B)(3)(B) (provides for a preferred arrest policy when there is “reasonable
grounds” to arrest; however, when there is probable cause to arrest, arrest is
mandatory)
Domestic Violence Arrest Policies by State 11/07
Prepared by the American Bar Association Commission on Domestic Violence http://www.abanet.org/domviol
The law is constantly changing! Please independently confirm the data you find here.
We are always grateful to receive corrections and updates at abacdvta@abanet.org
State
DV Arrest Policy Relevant Statute
Oklahoma Officer's Discretion Okla. Stat. Tit. 22 § 40.3
Oregon Mandatory Arrest Or. Rev. Stat. § 133.055 (2)(A)
Pennsylvania Officer's Discretion 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. Ann. § 2711
Rhode Island Mandatory Arrest R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-29-3
South Carolina Mandatory Arrest S.C. Code Ann. § 16-25-70
South Dakota Mandatory Arrest S.D. Codified Laws Ann. §§ 23a-3-2.1
Tennessee Pro-Arrest Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-3-619
Texas Officer's Discretion Vernon's Ann.Texas C.C.P. Art. 14.03 (A)(4)
Utah Mandatory Arrest Utah Code Ann. § 77-36-2.2
Vermont Officer's Discretion VT RCRP Rule 3
Virginia Mandatory Arrest?
Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-81.3(authorizes officer discretion to determine whether
“special circumstances” exist that dictate alternatives to arrest be used)
Washington Mandatory Arrest Wash. Rev. Code Ann. §10.31.100 (2)
West Virginia Officer's Discretion W. Va. Code, § 48-27-1002
Wisconsin Pro-Arrest Wis. Stat. Ann. § 968.075(3)
Wyoming Officer's Discretion Wyo. Stat. § 7-20-102

Videos about emotional abuse

http://mainsite.abusoemocional.com/videos.html

Home Incarceration

I realize that I've blended posts about electronic monitoring of violent criminals and not all of them are related to Domestic Violence. My message is simple: Home Incarceration for dangerous criminals doesn't always work. We need lawmakers to re-examine this practice. Too many innocent people are killed by criminals being electronically monitored. One life lost is too many. If we don't speak out, who will? I have more stories to post about this topic and I will when I have more time.

Please say a prayer for those who lost their lives when they should have been protected. God bless them all.

Sex offender kills teen while under GPS monitoring

http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/03/12/sex.offender.gps/

By Eliott C. McLaughlin and Patrick OppmannCNN



VANCOUVER, Washington (CNN) -- When 13-year-old Alycia Nipp didn't come home from a trip to Wal-Mart, her family had no idea where she was, but a tracking device was transmitting the location of her alleged killer.

Alycia Nipp, 13, was a free spirit, her aunt says, and liked to collect neon drinking straws.

The quirky seventh-grader, who went by "Licy," could tell you the origin of every neon drinking straw in her collection and she "sewed buttons on everything," said her aunt, Amber Hager.
Her family thinks her free-spirited nature may be the reason she walked through a field popular with transients -- a field she'd been warned to stay away from and where her body was found February 22.
Licy's family had reason to be cautious. Hager was raped twice as a teen and Licy's grandmother was kidnapped as a child, Hager said, so the family was extra vigilant with Licy and Hager's young daughters.
"We all made Licy the promise that it would never happen to her. The cycle would end," said Hager, who is acting as family spokeswoman. "Now we're left wondering: What didn't we say? What didn't we do? How come she didn't listen?" Watch Hager advise parents to keep kids close »
Darrin Sanford, 30, was one of several homeless people living near the field in an abandoned home slated for demolition, police said.
He was convicted in 1998 of communicating with a minor for immoral purposes and luring minors with sexual motivation; he was sentenced to probation, said a Clark County sheriff's report. When he was released from jail in January, following a November probation violation, Sanford was fitted with a global positioning tracking unit on his ankle, according to the Washington Department of Corrections. Learn more about the device Sanford wore »
Sanford was wearing the device seven weeks later when he tried to rape Licy before beating and stabbing her in a field a couple of blocks from the street where she lived, according to police.
Authorities said they used GPS to corroborate Sanford's confession. A Clark County judge this week postponed his arraignment until June so the defense and prosecution can prepare for death penalty arguments.
Sanford's defense attorney Michael Foister declined to comment on the allegations against his client.
Debate over GPS
The slaying rocked the enclave of Hazel Dell in Vancouver, a 15-minute drive from Portland, Oregon, and serves as fodder for those who claim GPS is used too broadly and bluntly as a tool for keeping tabs on offenders.
"They can't monitor it live, and even if you could monitor it live, him being in the field wouldn't have told you [if] he was murdering the girl," said Evan Mayo-Wilson, an Oxford University lecturer who has studied the use of GPS.
There are two types of GPS monitoring: active, in which the offender's whereabouts are surveyed in real-time, and passive, in which probation or parole officers check an offender's movements after the fact.
Sanford was passively monitored, said Anmarie Aylward, the Washington DOC's program administrator. Watch Aylward explain how Sanford was monitored »
Sanford's History
Darrin Eugene Sanford was convicted in 1998 of communicating with a minor for immoral purposes and two counts of luring minors with sexual motivation. He was placed on probation, which he violated three times before he was arrested in connection with Alycia Nipp's murder:
• On November 15, 2006, Sanford was jailed for failing to register as a sex offender. He was released July 31, 2008, and ordered to wear a GPS anklet.
• He was then detained August 20 for being in contact with a minor and failing to register. He was released October 19, again with an ankle bracelet.
• On November 24, authorities arrested Sanford for a misdemeanor property violation. He was released with a GPS device January 3, just 49 days before Licy's murder.
-- Source: Washington Department of Corrections
Both types of GPS are important tools for law enforcement, Mayo-Wilson said, but the technology must be coupled with other efforts to reduce recidivism, including treatment programs, personal visits and interviews with neighbors, family members and employers.
Sex offenders should be assessed on a case-by-case basis, and supervision programs must be based on fluid assessments that weigh the likelihood of reoffense, said Peter Ibarra, a sociologist at the University of Illinois-Chicago who studies the use of GPS in stalking and domestic violence cases.
"You have to use it very responsibly," Ibarra said. "It's a technology that cannot stand alone, especially if you're thinking about using it with offenders who imperil the public."
Sanford was registered as a Level 3 sex offender, the category considered most likely to reoffend, according to the Clark County Sheriff's Office. He was listed as homeless on the state sex offender registry, one of 34 transient sex offenders in Clark County. There are eight homeless Level 3 offenders registered in Clark County. See how each state handles GPS monitoring of sex offenders »
Sanford was living in a vacant home near an overgrown field where Licy's parents sometimes played paintball. The field, littered with trash, has "No Dumping" signs along its periphery and is buttressed by fast-food joints, Chinese restaurants and strip malls. The air smells of frying oil.
Resident Nick Holden, whose daughter was Licy's friend, told The Oregonian newspaper that the field was a popular shortcut -- "a kid highway." Though it wasn't necessarily deemed unsafe, he told the paper, "you ask the kids to not go alone."
Licy was told just that, but on February 21, as she and a friend returned from Wal-Mart, Licy said she wanted to cut through the field. Her friend declined, Hager said.
Police: Sanford unsure of his weapon
Sanford told detectives he met Licy near the vacant homes and walked with her to an isolated area of the field, police said. There, he attempted to have intercourse with her "but wasn't able to complete the sexual act," according to the probable cause affidavit filed in court. Watch Sanford's mother say she wishes he was dead »
"After she giggled at him," continued the affidavit, "he was overcome with a violent rage and hit her with something in the back. She turned to face him and he kept hitting her, knocking her to the ground."
Sanford told police he wasn't sure what he hit her with -- maybe a stick, knife or beer bottle, the affidavit said. The 180-pound Sanford left the body but came back later and moved Licy, a scant 100 pounds, to an area where her stepfather found her early the next morning, according to the affidavit.
"His GPS unit verified that he was in the area and his movements," the affidavit said.
Attempts by CNN to reach Licy's mother and stepfather, Maranda and Jason Hannah, were unsuccessful.
On the day before his 20th birthday in 1998, Sanford was placed on probation. According to a sheriff's office report, a group of minors, ages 8 to 11, reported that Sanford had offered them money for oral sex. The youngsters fled, but Sanford approached them again in a sparsely wooded area of the playground, asking them if they wanted to go home with him to "play house," the report said.
Sanford violated his probation three times between November 2006 and November 2008, the DOC said. When he was released in January, he was required to check in daily with a probation officer, which he did the day before Licy's murder and the day after her body was found.
Technology, offenders misunderstood
Experts say GPS can create a false sense of security because its capabilities are overestimated. Jill Levenson, an associate professor of human sciences at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida, said many people believe it is "some magic bullet or panacea that prevents crimes."
Levenson also concurs with other experts who say the technology is used too sweepingly. Twenty-seven states have some mandatory requirement that the devices be used on sex offenders, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. Only six states have no specific provisions for such monitoring. See data »
Most sex offenders are neither violent nor pedophiles, and they re-offend in about one of 20 cases, said Levenson, who studies sex crime policy.
Because the media focus on the most sensational crimes, politicians often focus their energies on combating the violent incidents rather than the more common occurrences, such as people being sexually assaulted by those they know, she said.
UIC's Ibarra called it a "knee-jerk reaction" by lawmakers. He said he notices that "legislators often propose this kind of [GPS] requirement in the aftermath of some notorious act."
Added Oxford's Mayo-Wilson, "[GPS] could be used effectively to help shape behavior, but it's being used too bluntly."
GPS is more likely to work with low-level offenders while the technology's deterrent effect on the most dangerous perpetrators is limited, Levenson said.
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"[GPS] is not necessarily going to deter people from having sexually deviant intentions," she said. "Many crimes are more impulsive and opportunistic, and that level of thinking may not go into it."
Homelessness itself poses problems among sex offenders because unstable living conditions can increase recidivism, Levenson said. Many states have enacted laws limiting where sex offenders can live, forcing more offenders to the streets.
According to a 2007 report by the Council of State Governments, 29 states have residency restrictions for sex offenders. Washington, which the DOC says is home to about 300 homeless sex offenders, forbids them from living within 880 feet of a school or daycare.
An example of residency restrictions exacerbating the problem is in California, said Robert Coombs of the California Coalition Against Sexual Assault. Since 2007, when California implemented its version of Jessica's Law -- which bars registered sex offenders from living within 2,000 feet of a school, park or places where children congregate -- homelessness among paroled sex offenders spiked 800 percent, Coombs said.
In large metro areas like Los Angeles and San Francisco, "the concentration of schools and parks is so high, the entire jurisdiction becomes largely off limits for housing," Coombs said.
The Justice Department did not respond to repeated requests to discuss the number of homeless sex offenders in the nation, but in California there are about 65,000 registered sex offenders, of which 3,267 are homeless, according to California's Sex Offender Management Board.
It's not only costly and unfeasible to monitor sex offenders, but allowing them to remain homeless increases their stress levels and instability, Coombs said. It makes for a "really dangerous cocktail when it comes to public safety," he said.
Connecticut reviews GPS policy
Bill Carbone, executive director of the Court Support Services Division of Connecticut's Judicial Branch, said the state recently reviewed its use of GPS.
Connecticut, which monitors more than 2,000 offenders, revamped its GPS monitoring after acknowledging the technology had its shortcomings, including error messages, lost signals and susceptibility to manipulation, Carbone said.
Coombs and Carbone also note that charging the devices can be problematic when the offender has no home.
"To some extent, it's been oversold and misunderstood," Carbone said. "I think it is a tool -- not the sole tool -- needed for proper supervision of offenders."
Hager said she is pleased authorities were able to use Sanford's GPS bracelet to make a swift arrest in her niece's slaying, but it makes her angry that a homeless, convicted sex offender was allowed to hang out in a field frequented by children.
Licy's family may never know why she cut through the field, and many other questions about her murder may remain unanswered. Hager said her niece's accused killer should answer one of them.
"My daughters keep asking, 'Why did the angels take Licy? If we pray hard enough will they bring her back?' " Hager said. "I just want to tell him, 'You explain to my daughters what happened to their cousin.'

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in DV Victims

http://tva.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/2/2/99

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in Victims of Domestic Violence
A Review of the Research LORING JONES
San Diego State University
MARGARET HUGHES
San Diego State University
ULRIKE UNTERSTALLER
San Diego State University
The objectives of this research were to analyze data from literature based on studies of battered women to determine (a) the correlation of domestic violence and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), (b) the best treatment strategies for PTSD, and (c) the evidence of PTSD treatment effectiveness with battered women. Findings were (a) symptoms of battered women are consistent with PTSD symptoms; (b) certain populations are at higher risk of developing PTSD symptoms; (c) intensity, duration, and perception of the battering experience is a significant factor in the severity of the PTSD symptoms; (d) demographic variables influence PTSD severity; (e) standardized PTSD assessment is needed by professionals working with women experiencing domestic violence; (f) there is a need for greater public health involvement for prevention, identification, and medical treatment of domestic violence and PTSD; and (g) certain treatment strategies are recommended for PTSD but lack rigorous testing of their efficacy.
Key Words: post-traumatic stress disorder • domestic violence • battering

Louisiana Domestic Violence Laws

http://www.lasc.org/court_managed_prog/LPOR/LA_DOMESTIC_VIOLENCE_LAWS.pdf

Arrests show limits of ankle bracelets

Home incarceration isn't really all it's made out to be. Wendy Byrne didn't get a chance to voice her opinion. Instead, she lost her life, brutally executed in New Orleans. One of the killers was on house arrest. Imagine a teenager whose records were sealed because he is a minor- potentially being the trigger man. He was on HOUSE ARREST. Please read the article posted below. Wendy wasn't killed in a domestic violence dispute. But, the point of this article is clear. HOUSE ARREST isn't what most people believe it is. HOUSE ARREST gives violent criminals time out of jail to live their lives with minimal restrictions. Those whose lives are threatened have few rights. The person on HOUSE ARREST can come and go- causing the victims to fear leaving home. We must fight for legislation before more of us who have been threatened with our lives become statistics in the growing number of people who have cried out for help and ended up dead.

Article from the Times Picayune:http://www.nola.com/timespic/stories/index.ssf?/base/news-1/123700811019930.xml&coll=1

Justice Interrupted Crime Investigation Radio Network

Justice Interrupted Crime Investigation Radio Network

Join Hosts: Prosecutor and Author Robin Sax, Police Officer and Author Stacy Dittrich, Advocate and Author Susan Murphy-Milano each week as they provide justice for those whose lives have been interupted by rape, murder, child sexual predators, strange and unexplained disappearances, domestic violence, and cold cases yet to be solved...

http://www.justiceinterrupted.blogspot.com/

Louisiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence

A wonderful resource for residents of Louisiana who are victims of Domestic Violence:

http://www.lcadv.org/