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[Alexa Priddy <>]

Amanda,
   
  I think the activity you are describing is the "In Her Shoes" activity 
developed by the Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence 
(http://www.wscadv.org/Resources/index.htm#ihs).  ...They also have a spanish 
version.  I have used this activity and have found it to be very effective!
   
  Best of luck,
  Alexa
   
  Alexa A. Priddy
  Assistant Director
  S.A.F.E. Coordinator
  Women's Center
  1000 Webb Center
  Old Dominion University
  Norfolk, VA 23529
  

  (757) 683-4109
  Fax (757) 683-4119
  http://www.odu.edu/womenscenter
  


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Today's Topics:

1. Add me to roster (Alison Drain)
2. Barrier's Model (Amanda Childress)


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Alison Drain

Family Support Center

Sexual Assault Victim Services Coordinator

21 S. Barstow Street, Suite 7, 2nd Floor

Eau Claire, Wisconsin 54701

Phone (715) 830-0188

Fax (715) 830-0224

E-mail 






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Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2007 09:54:54 -0400
From: Amanda Childress 
Subject: Barrier's Model
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Does anyone have a cory of the script or know where I could get the Barrier's 
Model activity? It's the interactive domestic violence scenario that has 
people walk through a domestic violent situation, making choices to go to a 
shelter, a relative's house for a price and home is always free.

Amanda Childress


Quoting Don Lazzarini :

> Herbert the columnist pointed out some masculinity and mental health
> issues, but really blew it on the gun piece.
> 
> To save time I pulled these from a National Rifle Association FAQ
> sheet.
> Not because the information comes from them but to allow all the
> budding
> criminologist and opinion piece writers to look at the record and
> the
> research. Kleck, Lott, Mustard and Kopel are very credible
> researchers
> with a ton of information out there for those of us who want to save
> lives. This is heavily peer reviewed stuff by people who don't like
> what
> they found. Science has a way of doing that. Just ask Mythbusters.
> 
> "Citizens can defend themselves. Analyzing National Crime
> Victimization
> Survey data, criminologist Gary Kleck found, "robbery and assault
> victims who used a gun to resist were less likely to be attacked or
> to
> suffer an injury than those who used any other methods of
> self-protection or those who did not resist at all."11 In the 1990s,
> Kleck and Marc Gertz found that guns were used for self-protection
> about
> 2.5 million times annually.12 The late Marvin E. Wolfgang,
> self-described as "as strong a gun-control advocate as can be found
> among the criminologists in this country," who wanted to "eliminate
> all
> guns from the civilian population and maybe even from the police,"
> said,
> "The methodological soundness of the current Kleck and Gertz study
> is
> clear. I cannot further debate it. . . . I cannot fault their
> methodology."13 A study for the Dept. of Justice found that 34% of
> felons had been "scared off, shot at, wounded or captured by an
> armed
> victim," and 40% of felons have not committed crimes, fearing
> potential
> victims were armed.14"
> 
> * RTC and crime trends. Studying crime trends in every county in the
> U.S., John Lott and David Mustard found, "allowing citizens to carry
> concealed weapons deters violent crimes and it appears to produce no
> increase in accidental deaths. If those states which did not have
> Right
> to Carry concealed gun provisions had adopted them in 1992,
> approximately 1,570 murders; 4,177 rapes; and over 60,000 aggravated
> assaults would have been avoided yearly....[W]hen state concealed
> handgun laws went into effect in a county, murders fell by 8.5
> percent,
> and rapes and aggravated assaults fell by 5 and 7 percent."5
> 
> * False predictions. Dave Kopel has written, "Whenever a state
> legislature first considers a concealed carry bill, opponents
> typically
> warn of horrible consequences....But within a year of passage, the
> issue
> usually drops off the news media's radar screen, while gun-control
> advocates in the legislature conclude that the law wasn't so bad
> after
> all."6 A article related to Michigan's RTC law said, "Concerns that
> permit holders would lose their tempers in traffic accidents have
> been
> unfounded. Worries about risks to police officers have also proved
> unfounded....National surveys of police show they support concealed
> handgun laws by a 3-1 margin....There is also not a single academic
> study that claims Right to Carry laws have increased state crime
> rates.
> The debate among academics has been over how large the benefits have
> been."7
> 
> * RTC permit-holders are more law-abiding than the rest of the
> public.
> For example, Florida, which has issued more carry permits than any
> state
> (due to its large population and having had an RTC law since 1987)
> has
> issued over 1.2 million permits, but revoked only 157 (0.01%) due to
> gun
> crimes by permit-holders.
> 
> The academic research supports the importance of civilian
> self-defense.
> Law enforcement knows their sphere of influence is limited to those
> in
> their immediate presence as well as response times. Whitman's sniper
> attack was responded to by citizen scoped hunting rifles which law
> enforcement did not have. What would have been the toll if he had
> not
> received return fire, more than 32? Ask any true professional out
> there
> about what they would want if they knew a gunman was coming into
> their
> building to kill as many people as he could, we would see them
> arming
> citizens with the proper skills to defend the lives of those
> threatened.
> 
> 
> It is so basic a concept, how do we not put this on the table of
> options
> along side the research. I personally would like my university to be
> known as a place where concealed carry by permanent employees was
> allowed, even if special training and qualifications were required
> above
> and beyond, the basics of concealed carry requirements. They are
> doing
> it in the airlines. A massacre in such an environment would be very
> difficult to sustain. It is not a very attractive target either. It
> is
> hard to feel powerful and godlike in an environment where trained
> citizens are using deadly force to defend against your attack.
> 
> We should be studying the reason these distorted young men go into
> places they are guaranteed are gun free zones instead of walking
> into
> the police station or a NRA convention where 60,000 people are
> wandering
> around, many with a legally issued concealed weapons permit. Our
> responsibility to inform stalking victims, domestic violence victims
> and
> women concerned about sexual assault require us to take a serious
> look
> at the research so we can adequately advise or point these women
> toward
> peer reviewed research based options.
> 
> I realize this is a sexual assault list serve, but as a retired and
> highly skilled firearms instruction with 18 years of law enforcement
> experience I believe it is my responsibility to counter opinion with
> research. If our retired military and law enforcement were allowed
> to
> carry their permitted concealed weapons on campuses, the availability
> of
> an immediate armed response to these campus shootings could be
> implemented. Law enforcement is trained to shoot back when shot at.
> I
> have trained and observed many civilian handgun shooters who possess
> concealed weapons permits that have three times the shooting skills
> of
> most law enforcement officers. Research will also reveal that
> officers
> shot the wrong person much more often than the armed citizen. If we
> compare the .01% figure above from Florida for permit holder gun
> crimes
> and did a study to compare the gun crimes by officers, we might open
> up
> our minds to having armed citizens available to deter attacks and
> protect those who are uncomfortable with such tools.
> 
> Just some research-based food for thought.
> 
> 
> Don Lazzarini M. Ed
> Coordinator VAWOC Project
> Resource Specialist
> 208-885-2956
> 
> 
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Amanda Childress

Asst. Director of Health Ed. & Wellness
Ohio University
222 Hudson Health Center
Athens, Oh 45701

740.593.4742


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Has anyone seen this...very disturbing article that I received regarding =
false allegations of sexual assault. =20

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I am in the Army and this came by a very long email string from a =
military chaplain overseas.  It seems to have some connection to a =
conservative mind-set and a conservative media source, and I would like =
some thoughts from others on the list-serv about the issue of false =
allegations, to reeducate the population I work with.

=20

Any thoughts/comments/rebuttals/information about the media source, =
writer or the "experts" identified in the article, please send to =
.
 =20

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Thank you.

=20

Samantha

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Major Samantha Ross

Special Assistant to the Commandant for Human Relations

United States Corps of Cadets

United States Military Academy

West Point,  New York  10996

email: 


(845)938-5966 (v); (845)938-4361

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________________________________

The story (23 Apr 07) below, =
http://www.mediaradar.org/research_on_false_rape_allegations.php, is put =
out by Heritage New Media Partners Inc., =
http://www.heritagenewmedia.com/ , who state they are a media company =
dedicated to improving the ability of people and organizations to =
successfully get their message out primarily via the non-traditional =
media.   Additionally, they advertise that they develop, build and =
execute media campaigns for issue based organizations using partners and =
resources primarily within the new-media industry.

The story also led me to the attached "False Rape" web site, =
http://www.falserape.net/false-rape.htm , which seems to be tracking =
many military academy cases, particularly USAF Academy cases.

The AF information the article quotes states it came from a 1985 study =
(McDowell CP. False allegations. Forensic Science Digest, Vol. 11, No. =
4, December 1985), which I have not been able to pull up on a Google =
search.  However, I was able to pull it up on the "False Rape" website:  =
http://www.falserape.net/falserapeafa.htm

One of Heritage New Media Partners, Inc. media services is New Media =
Alliance (NMA), http://www.thenma.org/about.htm , who states it is =
dedicated to empowering the voice of those who are active in the =
conservative movement through the provision of the following:

1.  Media distribution services=20
2.  Writing/Research grants=20
3.  Promotional grants=20
4.  Coalition building, coordination and planning=20

The NMA claims it supports many conservative and Christian organizations =
that require quick and effective media outreach capabilities.=20

With membership comprised mainly of NMA Staff Writers, Partner media =
outlets, Issue based organizations and activist groups, and Alliance =
Sponsors, NMA states their outlined mission is to help sustain America's =
basic freedoms by aggressively empowering conservative thought and =
perspective.

NMA claims their principles promote and support initiatives that adhere =
to, defend and strengthen the main tenets of the U.S. Constitution. =
Specifically:=20

1.) A strong defense of the United States from all enemies foreign and =
domestic=20
2.) Individual, religious and economic freedom best preserved through =
free markets, limited government, separation of powers and uncorrupted =
checks and balances=20

3.) Justice and equal treatment for all Americans=20
4.) High moral standards necessary for the ongoing strength and mission =
of The United States=20

 =20

From: Heritage New Media 
Partners[SMTP:]=20

Sent: Monday, April 23, 2007 8:39:00 AM=20

To: 
=20

Subject: News Release:  Half of Rape Claims are False, Experts Say=20

 =20

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE=20

April 23, 2007=20

 =20

Contact: Mark Rosenthal: 781-956-1034=20

eMail: 
=20

www.mediaradar.org=20

Word/Printer friendly version:=20
http://www.heritagenewmedia.com/radar042207.htm=20

 =20

Half of Rape Claims are False, Experts Say=20

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WASHINGTON, April 23, 2007 - In the past victims of rape were often =
disbelieved or even blamed for the attack. But the recent Duke rape case =
reveals that efforts to correct that problem have now created a new

injustice: false accusations. And experts say false claims have become =
widespread.  Linda Fairstein, former head of the New York County =
District Attorney's Sex Crimes Unit, has written, "There are about 4,000 =
reports of rape each year in Manhattan. Of these, about half simply did =
not happen."=20

 =20

Likewise, former Colorado prosecutor Craig Silverman reported, "Any =
honest veteran sex assault investigator will tell you that rape is one =
of the most falsely reported crimes that there is. A command officer in =
the Denver Police sex assaults unit recently told me he placed the false =
rape numbers at approximately 45%."

 =20

Research supports the one-in-two false claim number.=20

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One review of 556 rape accusations filed against Air Force personnel =
found that 60% of the allegations were false. In many cases the accuser =
admitted the allegation was false just before taking a polygraph test, =
or shortly after she had failed it.

www.mediaradar.org/research_on_false_rape_allegations.php=20

 =20

In a nine-year study of 109 rapes reported to the police in a Midwestern =
city, sociologist Eugene Kanin reported that in 41% of the cases the =
complainants eventually admitted that no rape had occurred.

 =20

"The Duke case is not an isolated incident. False claims of sexual =
assault and domestic violence have reached epidemic proportions in our =
society,"

notes RADAR spokesperson Teri Stoddard. "False claims not only destroy =
the good reputation of the innocent, they also deprive real victims from =
getting the help they need."

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In one California case, Jessica Langshaw falsely accused eight men of =
rape over an 18-month period. Then she blackmailed the men, demanding =
they pay her a total of $500,000 to not press charges. Langshaw was =
convicted in 2003 on multiple felony counts of extortion and sentenced =
to state prison for seven years.=20

 =20

http://fsnews.findlaw.com/cases/ca/caapp4th/slip/2006/c047790.html  =20

 =20

According to FBI statistics, about 95,000 forcible rapes were reported =
in 2004. The men who are falsely accused are disproportionately =
African-American.

 =20

R.A.D.A.R. - Respecting Accuracy in Domestic Abuse Reporting - is a =
non-profit, non-partisan organization of men and women working to =
improve the effectiveness of our nation's approach to solving domestic =
violence.

www.mediaradar.org=20

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--=20
Claire N. Kaplan, Ph.D.
Director, Sexual & Domestic Violence Services
University of Virginia Women's Center
PO Box 800588
Charlottesville VA 22908-0588
T: 434.982.2774
F: 434.982.2901

http://womenscenter.virginia.edu/sdvs