Domestic Violence
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Found at the scene of the crime two dead bodies stabbed brutally, and left
to die at their house. This was the story that shocked the country in 1991.
This was the start of the O.J. Simpson domestic abuse case that is still going
on today. Unfortunately events like this happen many times over eve ....
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.... against the accused abuser. Some of this is because there is
not enough police, but it is mostly because the abused person is scared.
For the last six months of 1993 and the first three months of 1994
Portland averaged about 1,000 calls each month or 12,000 calls a year.
In January 1992, 30 criminal domestic violence complaints were issued.
For January 1994, the number was more than 100.
Nationally, estimates range from 2 to 4 million women assaults each year.
Some studies ....
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