Skip to main content

domestic violence

data-content-type="article"

Gunman kills his wife, 4 others and himself in California

September 13, 2018 12:00 AM
A Kern County sheriff's deputy stands near an area where a shooting victim lies, Wednesday, Sept. 12, in Bakersfield, Calif. A gunman killed five people, including his wife, before turning the gun on himself, authorities said. (Felix Adamo/The Bakersfield Californian via AP)
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= overrideTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= overrideTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"

Police Beat: April 29-May 7

May 08, 2018 12:00 AM
BYU
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= overrideTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= overrideTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"

Police Beat: April 21-29

May 01, 2018 12:00 AM
BYU
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= overrideTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= overrideTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"

Gov. Herbert signs 136 bills into law

March 20, 2018 12:00 AM
In this Feb. 5, 2015, file photo, Utah Gov. Gary Herbert speaks to reporters during a news conference at the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City. Herbert signed 136 more bills from the 2018 legislative session Tuesday. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= overrideTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= overrideTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"

Legislature considers bills addressing domestic violence

February 20, 2018 12:00 AM
Photo illustration (Savannah Hopkinson and Ty Mullen)
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= overrideTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= overrideTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"

HB177: Utah Legislature looks to revise how victims of trauma treated

January 31, 2018 12:00 AM
SALT LAKE CITY – Utah lawmakers are preparing a bill aimed at improving the way emotional trauma victims are treated in the criminal justice system.
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= overrideTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= overrideTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"

Roundup: 2017 sexual misconduct coverage

December 12, 2017 12:00 AM
The Daily Universe covered sexual assault throughout 2017 both on campus and nationally. Highlights include news about BYU Title IX policies and staff, results from the BYU campus climate survey, the #MeToo campaign, and local stories about sexual violence. Click through these links to see chronological coverage of the topic in 2017.
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= overrideTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= overrideTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"

Police Beat Oct. 10-16

October 17, 2017 12:00 AM
BYU
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= overrideTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= overrideTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"

Attempted murder survivor tells women to fight back

May 26, 2017 12:00 AM
Bre Lasley still remembers the weight of her attacker's body on her thighs and his knife piercing her stomach — not once, but several times.
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= overrideTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= overrideTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"

Police Beat: March 13-20

March 21, 2017 12:00 AM
BYU
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= overrideTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= overrideTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"

Police Beat: Feb. 13-27

February 28, 2017 12:00 AM
BYU
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= overrideTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= overrideTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"

Provo police receive grant to help sexual assault victims

November 07, 2016 12:00 AM
Provo Police announced on Oct. 31 they received a $538,739 grant from the Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women for their improvement in helping and working with victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= overrideTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= overrideTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"

Voices of Courage campaign brings awareness to violence and abuse

October 26, 2016 12:00 AM
BYU's Women's Services and Resources is presenting a Voices of Courage campaign this week to increase awareness about abuse and domestic violence.
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= overrideTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= overrideTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"

Psychologists, police warn against domestic violence

October 25, 2016 12:00 AM
The color purple is used to represent Domestic Violence Awareness month in October. (Camilla Stimpson)
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= overrideTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= overrideTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"

Police Beat Jan. 30-Feb. 5

February 16, 2016 12:00 AM
BYU
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= overrideTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= overrideTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= overrideTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= overrideTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"

'Slap her': BYU offers resources for domestic violence

January 28, 2015 12:00 AM
A new YouTube video is raising awareness about the importance of stopping domestic violence. 'Slap her: Children's reactions' was uploaded to YouTube early January by an Italian website, Fanpage.it.
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= overrideTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= overrideTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"

NFL takes action to prevent domestic abuse within league

October 11, 2014 12:00 AM
After several domestic violence cases involving various NFL players came to the public's knowledge, the NFL began to take measures to prevent issues with domestic abuse from occurring in the future. The most prominent of the cases was that of Ray Rice, who knocked out his then-fiancée in an elevator. However, other cases also emerged, including the cases of Adrian Peterson, Greg Hardy and Ray McDonald.
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= overrideTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= overrideTextAlignment=