What do Lebanese Female Writers Think About the Draft Law to Protect Women from Domestic Violence?

What do I think about Conway's Law now?

As well as reviewing Patterns the conference hosts a number of " Focus Groups " where participants discuss topics concerned with writing software, software development in general and related topics. In July 2005 Lise Hvatum and myself hosted over four hours of discussion over two days on the subject of " Conway's Law. " This paper describes the groups conclusions and our own thinking on the sub...

Mandatory reporting of domestic violence injuries to the police: what do emergency department patients think?

CONTEXT Laws requiring mandatory reporting of domestic violence to police exist in 4 states. Controversy exists about the risks and benefits of such laws. OBJECTIVE To examine attitudes of female emergency department patients toward mandatory reporting of domestic violence injuries to police and how these attitudes may differ by abuse status. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS Cross-sectiona...

In the Best Interests of Children: What Family Law Attorneys Should Know about Domestic Violence

It has been known for several decades that abuse between married, cohabitating, or dating partners, whether in same-sex or opposite-sex relationships, is a major social and public health problem. Intimate partner abuse (IPA or PA), commonly known as domestic violence, may involve physical, sexual, or emotional abuse, stalking, and domineering and controlling behaviors. It negatively impacts mil...

Do Female Officers Improve Law Enforcement Quality? Effects on Crime Reporting and Domestic Violence Escalation

We study the impact of the integration of women in US policing between the late 1970s and early 1990s on violent crime reporting and domestic violence escalation. Along these two key dimensions, we find that female officers improved police quality. Using crime victimization data, we find that as female representation increases among officers in an area, violent crimes against women in that area...

What do NHS staff think about the NHS?