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Mar 16

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Hitting Home – Spousal Abuse: San Diego: Is this the solution?

By doug@premise.ca |

In the final portion of the Toronto Star’s 1996 study of 133 cases of domestic violence, journalists conclude that a get-tough, zero-tolerance policy toward domestic abusers could be a reality using existing solutions – to effect change, not a single law would have to be altered.

Mar 15

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Hitting Home – Spousal Abuse: Police and prosecutors speak out

Mar 14

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Hitting Home – Spousal Abuse: The hidden costs of domestic abuse

Mar 13

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Hitting Home – Spousal Abuse: Three women in the life of a serial abuser

By doug@premise.ca |

In part four of the Toronto Star’s 1996 eight-month investigation into 133 domestic violence cases, journalists tell the story of Paul Francis, a repeat offender, and the three women he had assaulted.

Mar 12

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Hitting Home – Spousal Abuse: Different cultures, different attitudes

Mar 11

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Hitting Home – Spousal Abuse: Slain woman suffered a lifetime of abuse and Anger Management. Does it work?

By doug@premise.ca |

In part three of the Toronto Star’s 1996 eight-month investigation into domestic violence, journalists explore anger management counselling sessions for domestic abusers and tell the story of Arlene May, a 39-year-old mother of five who was shot to death by her ex-boyfriend, Randy Iles.

Mar 11

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Hitting Home – Spousal Abuse: Star Readers Stunned by the Amount of Violence

Mar 10

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Hitting Home – Spousal Abuse: The accused: Crime and punishment

Mar 09

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Hitting Home – Spousal Abuse: Seven days. The face of domestic violence

By doug@premise.ca |

The Toronto Star’s 1996 groundbreaking investigation into 133 cases of domestic violence and 230 charges lit up the Star’s phone lines like never before. After tracking court cases and analyzing data for eight months, journalists concluded that vicious assaults were rarely punished in a provincial justice system that was “failing at every step, with judges, crown attorneys, defence lawyers and police pointing the finger of blame elsewhere.” Prompting public and political outcry, the series created a watershed moment for intimate partner violence in Toronto. It led to a new team of special prosecutors, dedicated courts for domestic violence and an inquest into the 1996 shooting death of Arlene May by her ex-partner.

Dec 12

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O.J. Simpson prosecutor Marcia Clark urges war on spousal abuse