violence against women act

A mobile app that will allow residents to report infrastructure issues such as potholes and overgrown grass to Carroll County is expected to make lives easier.

Jules Witcover: Joe Biden invaded a woman's personal space, but that shouldn't keep him from the 202 race.

Towson University released its annual report of crime on campus last week showing a rise in stalking incidents and revised its three previous reports to indicate that some crimes, including sexual assault and dating violence, had been undercounted.

Who received thumbs up from the Carroll County Times this week?

The Board of County Commissioners approved grant awards to fund new and existing positions at the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office and Carroll County State’s Attorney’s Office this week through the Violence Against Women's Act and the Maryland Criminal Intelligence Network.

Certification training for the Maryland Safe at Home Address Confidentiality program is coming up. The Rape Crisis Intervention Service is co-hosting a training on July 26 for anyone who would like to learn about and/or become certified in the program

Of course, Mr. Schneiderman should be held fully accountable for any sexual abuses he committed. Ditto for President Trump, who has been accused of harassment by a dozen women. 

A Domestic Violence Education and Prevention Forumn will be held Oct. 25 at the Carroll Arts Center

Editorial: Jane Doe kits, changes in law give sexual assault victims more opportunity, time to report

Considering the proposed cuts to U.S. domestic spending, it is imperative to recognize how intimate partner violence is linked with monetary challenges and thus why federal policies that support survivors and financially insecure individuals must be maintained.

From cabinet choices to abortion laws, Trump and the GOP show little interest in respecting the rights of women

A look at Andy Harris' family-values record points to hypocrisy in support of Trump

Getting in front of oncoming regulations when you can is always a good thing. When doing so might save some lives or connect victims of violence to the appropriate resources in the process, it's even better.

Carroll Community College is now the first Maryland college to train staff in the use of a formal domestic violence risk assessment protocol, after signing a memorandum of understanding with Family and Children's Services of Central Maryland earlier this month.

Vice President Joe Biden visited a Maryland State Police laboratory on Monday in Pikesville to call attention to new federal funding intended to help reduce the backlog in rape kit testing.

President Barack Obama offered his praise of Sen. Barbara Mikulski

Barbara A. Mikulski, a 4-foot-11 Highlandtown activist, fought a highway that threatened southeast Baltimore. She broke into politics when women on Baltimore's City Council were still called girls — and rose to become a U.S. Senator, a leader of the Appropriates Committee and the longer serving woman in Congress.

Premium cable channel takes deep, harrowing look at one case

We as a community must not forget about domestic violence prevention, awareness and advocacy when it cycles out of our news feeds. We must stay active, stay involved and keep advocating for the systemic change necessary to protect Maryland's victims of domestic violence.

Twelve members of the House of Representative Judiciary Committed issued a demand in a letter to NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, strongly requesting that the league exercise transparency regarding the Ray Rice domestic violence investigation.

When you think about it, putting all the Biden-bashing aside, his candidacy would seem a pretty good alternative for the Democrats, even for all the women so ready for Hillary.

Responding to complaints that universities have fallen short in policing sexual misconduct, the White House on Tuesday announced a series of measures intended to pressure college officials to step up efforts to combat rape and assaults on campus.

Juan Williams says rising Senate stars leading their parties toward even greater divisiveness

Justice system is ineffective in protecting women from violent partners

The U.S. Justice Department will award $2.3 million in grants to a dozen local governments across the country in an effort to reduce domestic violence homicides, Vice President Joe Biden and Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr., announced Wednesday at an event in Rockville.