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Monday, October 29, 2007

Domestic Violence Forum Today

By Dan

CITY COUNCIL FOCUSES ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUALLY EXPLOITED MINORS IN OAKLAND
 
WHAT:   Annual Report and Forum on Domestic Violence & Sexually Exploited Minors
WHERE:  Oakland City Council Chambers, One Frank Ogawa Plaza, 3rd floor
WHEN:   Noon–2 p.m., Oct. 29

WHO:   

Officer Randy White, Oakland Police Department Special Victims Unit
Sharmin Bock, Alameda County District Attorney's Office
Nadia Lockyer, Domestic Violence Collaborative
Cheri Allison, Family Violence Law Center
Alicia Perez, Safe Passages
Jean Quan, Oakland City Council
Nola Brantley, Sexually Abused and Commercially Exploited Program & Safe Place Alternative

FACTS:

• Domestic Violence affects 31 percent of the nation's female population.
• Domestic Violence is the single largest cause of injury to women ages 15 to 44 in the U.S., more than muggings, car accidents and rapes combined.
• 5,005 cases of Domestic Violence were reported to the Oakland Police in 2006.
• Violent offenders are 4 times more likely to grow up in homes where they have seen violence, most runaways are from violent homes.
• 4 million American women experience a serious assault by a partner during an average 12-month period.
• 1 out of 3 teens on the street will be lured toward prostitution within 48 hours.
 


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