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Let's Turn Our Compassion into Action! 2 Feb 2012 | 10:22 am
02/01/2012 Advocacy for survivors of sexual violence takes more than compassion. It takes perseverance, optimism and diligence. “It is not enough to be compassionate. You must act. There are two asp...
Online Law Enforcement Trainings Available to Everyone 27 Jan 2012 | 05:26 am
01/26/2012 In addition to traditional stand-up training, organizations have developed a wide array of formats to provide law enforcement officers with continuing professional education on sexual viol...
UCR Definition of Rape Updated 10 Jan 2012 | 07:23 am
01/09/2012 FBI acts to update definition of rape on the books since 1927. The U.S. Department of Justice announced last week that the Uniform Crime Report definition of rape will be updated to: “Pe...
FCASV Will Host Book Club Meeting at 2012 Training Summit 15 Dec 2011 | 11:19 am
12/14/2011 In the interest of providing participants new and different ways to learn and interact at the 2012 Summit, FCASV will be hosting a book club meeting where we will be discussing this year’s...
FCASV Position Statement on Sexual Battery Victims’ Right to Review the Final Law Enforcement Report and Provide a Statement 1 Dec 2011 | 06:53 am
11/30/2011 During the 2011 legislative session, the Florida legislature passed a new provision related to sexual battery victim rights: Fla. Stat. 794.052 (1) – A law enforcement officer who investig...
Shame on You Joe Paterno! 10 Nov 2011 | 04:34 am
11/09/2011 (All day) In regards to the case involving allegations of child sex abuse by assistant coach Jerry Sandusky, revered head football coach Joe Paterno is quoted as saying he “did what I was ...
Do We Overuse the Word ‘Rape’? 27 Oct 2011 | 09:20 am
10/26/2011 (All day) Shouldn’t it still be acceptable to use ‘rape’ to mean a wide variety of injustices by oppressors? A few weeks ago Johnny Depp was heavily criticized by the media and national a...
Boy Scouts Address Issue of Sexual Abuse Head-On 18 Oct 2011 | 06:45 am
10/19/2011 (All day) Boy Scouts have clearly made preventing and responding to sexual abuse a priority. The Boy Scouts have clearly made preventing and responding to sexual abuse a priority. In orde...
Federal Funding: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back 27 Sep 2011 | 04:33 am
09/26/2011 (All day) Two federal funding sources increased, one eliminated. Good News: The Sexual Assault Services Program received a $5 million proposed increase in the House recommendations and a...
Why Pretty Woman Bugs Me 15 Sep 2011 | 06:40 am
09/14/2011 (All day) Recently I was engaged in a conversation about pop culture in general and my friend and I landed on the topic of TLC Network’s Toddlers and Tiaras. The latest controversy with th...
