Unfortunately, a large number of women still experience physical assault or sexual violence every day in this nation. Understanding the definition of domestic violence can allow certain women to gain what they need to escape from potentially abusive situations. A look...
The state of Alaska takes domestic violence seriously. If you find yourself accused of it, you face a complicated situation with potentially severe consequences. According to research by the Alaska Criminal Justice Commission, approximately 5,550 to 7,000 criminal...
Even though you love your partner, he or she sometimes does things that make little or no sense to you. While some of these things are minor, others can have significant and lifelong consequences. Making false accusations of domestic abuse certainly falls into the...
If your child's other parent has accused you of domestic violence, it is pivotal to realize how these allegations could impact your relationship with your child. In fact, they could affect your ability to secure visitation rights, and some parents wrongly accuse their...
Many military service members experience traumatic events that lead to the development of post-traumatic stress disorder. This is a psychiatric disorder that stems from a person’s failure to recover from taking part in a traumatic event or being a witness to one....
If you face a domestic violence charge while you are serving in the military or as a spouse of a military member, there are a couple of ways the reporting may go. Each offers different reporting elements. Military OneSource explains the domestic violence reporting...
Domestic violence can ruin your relationship and cause a lot of people to lose respect for you. Depending on your circumstances, allegations against you may impact your job and prevent you from returning to your residence. Having a trustworthy defense attorney may...
Alaska residents are probably all too familiar with incidents of domestic violence in the state, either through personal experience or through news reports. Since 2010, when the state published its first Alaska Victimization Survey on domestic violence, the state has...
According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, 59% of women in Alaska experience sexual violence, and 3 out of 4 American Indian and Native Alaskan women experience physical assault in their lifetime. The word violence denotes bruises, swelling, split...
Domestic violence laws vary between states. Because domestic abuse cases are so prevalent in Alaska, the statute has expanded its definition of what constitutes the crime. Beyond physical and emotional violence against a domestic partner, the definition includes...
