Report shows the decline of Specialist Domestic Abuse Courts

"The report argues that the lack of #victim focus within #SDAC/ #court proceedings reflects and is underscored by a process of de-prioritisation of #domesticabuse within wider #CriminalJusticeSystem (#CJS) processes. The clearest evidence of this was found in low caseloads and ineffective or inconsistent clustering of services.
https://www.russellwebster.com/specialist-domestic-abuse-courts/?fbclid=IwAR2zWJ_3YaRpow-3er4MmqNH8riP_AwAPZc_TITN4MfcMgcA_lYjUaI7zZE.

#CriminalJustice #MagistratesCourts #InterpersonalViolence #DomesticViolence

"The Politics of Interpersonal Violence in the Urban Periphery" - Javier Auyero

https://doi.org/10.1086/681435

#anthropology #aiart #midjourney #academia @anthropology #BuenosAires #Argentina #InterpersonalViolence

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a Self Defense Study Guide for Trans Women and Gender Non-Conforming / Nonbinary AMAB folks by TransFighters Oakland

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#transwomen, #gendernonconforming, #GNC, #nonbinary, #enby, #enbies, #transmisogyny, #transmisogynyaffected, #TMA, #selfdefense, #studyguides, #deescalation, #interpersonalviolence, #harassment, #streetharassment, #intimatepartnerviolence, #IPV, #transantagonism, #transphobia, #transmisia, #sexualharassment, #genderviolence

A Self-Defense Study Guide for Trans Women and Gender Non-Conforming / Nonbinary AMAB Folks offers strategies based in lived experience, ranging from using body language and creating safety in numbers, to training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu moves. The zine includes chapters on how to handle people who have legal or financial power over you, cis women gropers, and menfolk bullies, along with instruction on how to back each other up as a group and how to pause a makeout. Trans women, AMAB nonbinary, and AMAB gender-nonconforming people need self-defense that reflects the specific kinds of threats we get. This study guide is one resource for expanding your toolkit to keep on living in this world.