Podcast on Crimes Against Women

Survivors of domestic violence often lack the resources to secure legal representation in either or both civil and criminal courts. And navigating the civil and criminal justice systems can be overwhelming for survivors. What's more, offenders in criminal domestic violence cases are entitled to attorney representation while their victims are not. To address the shortcomings of systems that do...

Recorded on location at the 2022 Conference on Crimes Against Women, each episode in this bonus series will deepen our understanding of DNA testing, how it supports cold case investigations and prosecutions, and what's ahead for crime solvers around the globe. Can someone get away with murder in the 21st century? Advances in DNA testing, forensic genetic genealogy and forensic investigation a...

Recorded on location at the 2022 Conference on Crimes Against Women, each episode in this bonus series will deepen our understanding of DNA testing, how it supports cold case investigations and prosecutions, and what's ahead for crime solvers around the globe. Recent revelations across North America have unearthed new and disturbing crimes against Indigenous People, specifically children who...

Recorded on location at the 2022 Conference on Crimes Against Women, each episode in this bonus series will deepen our understanding of DNA testing, how it supports cold case investigations and prosecutions, and what's ahead for crime solvers around the globe. DNA, FGG, ABO, RFLP, PCR, CODIS - what does it all mean? From the crime scene to the crime lab to the courtroom, DNA evidence collecti...

Molly Jane Matheson was raped, strangled and murdered in 2017 by a former intimate partner. Since her murder, Molly Jane’s mother, Tracy Matheson, has fought for justice for both Molly Jane and other women who have experienced sexual assault. In this first ever live episode of the Podcast on Crimes Against Women, Tracy Matheson courageously shares the story of what happened to Molly Jane, her jour...

Corporate America is not immune to the impact of domestic violence. With over 70 million women in the workforce and 1-in-4 women experiencing abuse in the home most workplaces in America employ someone living in an abusive relationship. In this episode, we discuss the need for a "coordinated corporate response" to domestic violence, one that includes organization-wide and cross-departmen...

When Melody McFadden was 17, her mother was shot and killed in a domestic violence incident. Her mother’s boyfriend, who committed the murder, was a prior convicted felon who had obtained an illegal weapon. In 2014, Melody's niece was killed by a stray bullet, also from an illegal weapon. Ruhi Bengali is a new mom and a gun violence researcher whose work reveals that women with children, incl...

Femicide, the intentional killing of a woman because she is a woman, is a pervasive and brutal form of male violence against women that persists worldwide. Together with femicide researcher Dawn Wilcox, we explore the dynamics of femicide through the lens of Women Count USA, a femicide accountability project she developed that chronicles victims of femicide in the United States from 1950 onward. A...

Now in its 17th year, the Conference on Crimes Against Women (CCAW) will take place May 23-26, 2022 in Dallas Texas. The first conference of its kind, CCAW is focused on practical solutions that successfully resolve crimes of gender-based violence and is the ideal education and training opportunity for prosecutors, advocates and law enforcement. This year's event will feature 200-plus session...

According to the CDC, 1-in-3 Latina women experience domestic violence. What's more, generational trauma - stemming from immigration status, language access, financial dependence, male dominance, and much more - increases vulnerability, leads to victimization, poses significant barriers to safety and services for Latina survivors, and contributes to a "dynamic of loss" for this popu...

Dan Nash co-founded the Human Trafficking Training Center in response to the lack of hands-on, practical skills training for law enforcement officers, advocates et al in the areas of human trafficking investigation and related victim support services. Today, the center provides solutions to law enforcement on conducting investigations that ensure arrests and prosecutions of traffickers, how to int...

One in four black girls will be sexually abused before the age of 18. Forty-five percent of black women have experienced abuse from an intimate partner. Forty percent of human trafficking victims are black. As fragments of data, these statistics are alarming. Contextualized within the historical experiences of black women and girls in America, they are the results of the sexualization of black wom...

Recent, reliable sources that document domestic violence by law enforcement professionals are difficult to locate. A 1991 survey by Leonore Johnson claims that 40 percent of officers commit a form of abuse in the home and that two in five officers who respond to domestic disturbance calls are abusers themselves (source: Alex Rosin). These are startling claims that require further investigation to...

According to the CDC, one in four girls and one in 13 boys experience predatory grooming leading to exploitation and sexual abuse. Most often, this behavior occurs within the trusted inner circle—a parent, family member, coach or mentor. With a lack of education about the warning signs of predatory behaviors, victims of grooming—especially those who are most vulnerable—are at risk of being exposed...

Sixty-eight percent of American households include at least one pet, and within those homes where domestic violence or child abuse occur, eighty-eight percent also include animal abuse. Animals and pets are the silent victims of abuse, who cannot reach out for help and have no lifeline of support. Author, attorney and animal advocate Allie Phillips is changing that through programs that shelter pe...

Disasters - both natural and human-influenced - increase risks for sexual violence against women, children and men with an estimated 1-in-5 women and 1-in-17 men impacted by these actions. That risk is further elevated for vulnerable populations including BIPOC and children living with their abusers. In response to these startling statistics, the National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) de...

The Podcast on Crimes Against Women welcomes Professor of Sociology Dr. Neil Websdale to explore the subject of familicide - the killing of a spouse or partner, one or more of the children, and followed by the suicide of the perpetrator.   Familicidal incidents number just 10 to 20 homicides each year in the U.S., yet they captivate national attention through their profound horror and extreme atro...

Episode eight of the third season of the Podcast on Crimes Against Women welcomes adjunct professor at Georgetown University’s Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, and researcher of far-right and misogynist terrorism and countering violent extremism, Jacob Ware. Jacob has researched and written work on incel violence that has appeared in many publications including Lawfare, Studies in Confli...

Episode seven of the third season of the Podcast on Crimes Against Women, in partnership with Genesis the Podcast , welcomes community psychologist and Assistant Professor at The George Washington University, Dr. Jameta Barlow. In this episode, Dr. Barlow presents a brief history of violence against black women and girls in United States. Dr. Barlow begins with the story of Recy Taylor, and extend...

Episode six of the third season of the Podcast on Crimes Against Women welcomes neuroscientist, clinical psychologist, founder of Viva Excellence, and the CEO of the Trauma Counseling Center, Dr. Kate Truitt. Dr. Truitt's research focuses on brain health during the recovery process, treatment outcomes, and psychophysiology. Her clinical practices and scientific studies have led Dr. Truitt to...

Episode five of the third season of the Podcast on Crimes Against Women welcomes Peter Qualliotine, leader in the anti-exploitation movement, Co-Founder of the Sexual Exploitation Education Project, Co-Founder of the Organization for Prostitution Survivors (OPS), and the current Coordinator for Modeling Equality. Peter joins us to examine why men buy sex, what drives this compulsion, and why some...

Episode four of the third season of the Podcast on Crimes Against Women closes out our multi-episode series delving into the criminology of offenders. The fourth episode in this series welcomes seasoned attorney, Elaina Roberts. Elaina has served as the former Assistant District Attorney of Albuquerque, New Mexico, the former Legal Director of the Stalking Resource Center, and is the current Techn...

Episode three of the third season of the Podcast on Crimes Against Women continues our multi-episode series delving into the criminology of offenders. The third episode in this series welcomes public speaker, victim advocate, trafficking survivor, consultant for the National Criminal Justice Training Center, and Executive Director of Valiant Hearts, Rebekah "Bekah" Charleston. At the age...

Episode two of the third season of the Podcast on Crimes Against Women continues our multi-episode series delving into the criminology of offenders. The second episode in this series welcomes author, investigator, psychologist, and president and founder of the LJS Training and Consulting Group, Dr. Lawrence Simon. For over a decade, Dr. Simon has interviewed and conducted research on hundreds of c...

Episode one of the third season of the Podcast on Crimes Against Women kicks off a multi-episode series delving into the criminology of offenders. The first episode in this series welcomes New York Times best-selling author, storyteller, performer, adoption advocate, and much more, Jillian Lauren.   On this episode, Jillian discusses how she became the only journalist to interview Samuel Little, t...