Podcast on Crimes Against Women

In this exciting announcement on the Podcast on Crimes Against Women, we welcome Brooke Meyer, Director of the Institute for Coordinated Community Response (ICCR). Brooke explains the importance of ICCR, a program launched by the Conference on Crimes Against Women in 2018, and the need for its services throughout rural communities nationwide. Brooke then shares the announcement of the inaugural 20...

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Episode twenty of the second season of the Podcast on Crimes Against Women concludes our season with author, public speaker, Professor of Psychology at Siena College, and Editor of Family and Intimate Partner Violence Quarterly, Dr. Maureen Hannah. In this episode, Dr. Hannah discusses what the silent treatment looks like in everyday practice, how abusers can manipulate the silent treatment by tur...

Episode nineteen of the second season of the Podcast on Crimes Against Women concludes our four-part series on faith responses to domestic violence and sexual assault with chaplain, educator, writer, public speaker, Publications Commitee Chair for the Jewish Women International's Clergy Task Force on Domestic Abuse, and Rabbi of Bethlehem Hebrew Congregation, Rabbi Donna Kirshbaum. In this ep...

Episode eighteen of the second season of the Podcast on Crimes Against Women continues our four-part series on faith responses to domestic violence and sexual assault with award-winning author, motivational speaker, media personality and pastor, Dr. Renee Hornbuckle. Dr. Hornbuckle discusses the Evangelical Church's response to domestic violence and the sexual assault of women, her process wh...

Episode seventeen of the second season of the Podcast on Crimes Against Women continues our four-part series on faith responses to domestic violence and sexual assault with Imam Omar Suleiman, Founder and President of the Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research and a professor of Islamic Studies at Southern Methodist University. Imam Suleiman examines the Islamic faith’s view of domestic violence an...

Episode 16 of the second season of the Podcast on Crimes Against Women welcomes Father Charles Dahm (Fr. Chuck), a Dominican priest and the Director of the Archdiocese of Chicago's Domestic Violence Outreach, launching a 4-part series on faith responses to domestic violence and sexual assault. For over 20 years, Fr. Chuck has worked with Catholic parishes, congregations, seminarians, faith le...

Episode fifteen of the second season of the Podcast on Crimes Against Women welcomes Major Hali Picciano. In this standalone episode, Major Picciano discusses her work as an advocate for victims of sexual assault and domestic violence, shares her own personal story about being a survivor of domestic violence, and delves into the subject of domestic violence in our military. Major Picciano then exp...

Episode fourteen of the second season of the Podcast on Crimes Against Women welcomes advocate, author, life coach, and motivational speaker, Lavinia Masters. In this standalone episode, Lavinia shares her emotional journey dealing with childhood sexual abuse and rape, eventually discovering and implementing seven steps to her true empowerment after sexual trauma through prayer and supplication. L...

Episode thirteen of the second season of the Podcast on Crimes Against Women wraps up our domestic violence series with the Honorable Roberto Cañas, currently in private practice at the law firm of Lisa E. McKnight P.C., and former presiding judge of County Criminal Court #10 in Dallas County. In this episode, Judge Cañas discusses the many different types of abuse that occur in the courtroom, sha...

Episode twelve of the second season of the Podcast on Crimes Against Women continues our domestic violence series with the second of two episodes from Jan Langbein, Chief Executive Officer of Genesis Women's Shelter and Support. In this episode, Jan discusses the current model of emergency response for victims of domestic violence, possible alternatives to emergency shelter for victims, new i...

Episode eleven of the second season of the Podcast on Crimes Against Women continues our domestic violence series with Dr. Scott Hampton, Director of Ending the Violence. In this episode, Dr. Hampton delves into his work on BIPP (Battering Intervention and Protection Programs). Dr. Hampton explains what attracted him to work with offenders of domestic violence, how he focuses on offenders taking a...

Episode ten of the second season of the Podcast on Crimes Against Women continues our domestic violence series with Dr. Ramani Durvasula, licensed clinical psychologist, professor of psychology, and founder of LUNA (Learning/Understanding Narcissistic Abuse) Education, Training & Consulting, LLC. In this episode, Dr. Ramani expounds on the epidemic of narcissism. Dr. Ramani walks us through th...

Episode nine of the second season of the Podcast on Crimes Against Women kicks off our domestic violence series with one of two episodes with Jan Langbein, Chief Executive Officer of Genesis Women's Shelter and Support. In this episode, Jan expounds on her 30-year career as a national expert and advocate in efforts to end violence against women. Jan discusses the evolution of Genesis and its...

Episode eight of the second season of the Podcast on Crimes Against Women wraps up our human trafficking series with Janet Jensen, Founder and Executive Director of The Jensen Project. In this episode, Janet shares her personal story and how she channeled horrific events into a passion to seek justice against sexual violence. Janet delves into The Jensen Project's current focus on human traff...

Episode seven of the second season of the Podcast on Crimes Against Women continues our human trafficking series with Kirsta Melton, Chief Executive Officer of the Institute to Combat Trafficking and the Deputy Criminal Chief of the Human Trafficking and Transnational Organized Crime Section of the Attorney General of Texas. In this episode, Kirsta explores the evolution of human trafficking and i...

Episode six of the second season of the Podcast on Crimes Against Women kicks off our human trafficking series with Rochelle Keyhan, Chief Executive Officer of Collective Liberty. In this first episode, Rochelle sheds light on labor trafficking in the U.S. and how it differs from sex trafficking, provides a better understanding of how illicit massage businesses perpetuate labor trafficking, and sh...

Episode five of the second season of the Podcast on Crimes Against Women welcomes Ruth Guerreiro, Senior Director of Clinical and Non-Residential Services at Genesis Women's Shelter and Support. In this final episode of the addressing barriers series, we explore how language both hinders and helps to heal trauma, we discuss alternative approaches, including interpreters and culturally specifi...

Episode four of the second season of the Podcast on Crimes Against Women welcomes Victoria Ybanez, Executive Director of Red Wind Consulting, Inc., who is a survivor of domestic violence with 30 years of experience serving Indigenous women. In this fourth episode of the addressing barriers series, we explore the alarming rate of domestic violence and sexual assault committed against Indigenous wom...

Episode three of the second season of the Podcast on Crimes Against Women welcomes Dr. Paige Baker-Braxton, Director of In Power Services for Howard Brown Health Center. Paige sheds light on the barriers unique to transgender women, the extremely high rates of violence toward transgender women, and what In Power is doing to move the needle in the right direction for a more holistic approach to har...

Episode two of the second season of the Podcast on Crimes Against Women welcomes Megan Simmons, Sr. Policy Attorney for Ujima, Inc., The National Center on Violence Against Women in the Black Community. Megan discusses the importance and benefits of having diverse leadership in both appearance and philosophy, how minority groups are continuing to strive for a seat at the proverbial table, and how...

Season 2 of the Podcast on Crimes Against Women launches with a timely conversation about two of the most well-known words of our time: 'me too.' Dani Ayers, CEO of the 'me too.' Movement breaks down the hashtag, the movement and the transformational power 'me too.' offers survivors of sexual violence.  In this first episode of a series addressing barriers to access o...

It is well-documented that women in tribal communities experience a significantly higher rate of domestic violence and human trafficking throughout the United States. To confront that reality, tribal communities have established organizations dedicated to understanding and implementing the law to better protect women and prevent these criminal acts. Another approach to supporting and empowering tr...