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A news article from Salt Lake City reports that both police officers and women’s advocacy groups are seeing an increase in violence against women. Salt Lake City has a population of about 180,000 and reported more than 8,000 calls to the Sheriff’s office because of domestic violence last year.

The article suggests that tensions within households in the United States have increased over the past year or so because of the economic crisis. Although is is not at all justified, financial stress can lead to what the article refers to as a “battering phase” where males take out frustration, aggression and stresses physically towards their spouse or domestic partner.

The Dean is not pleased to hear about these types of things and cannot believe the severity and frequency of abuse against women throughout the country.

Claudia McDonald is a crime victim advocate and oversees 5 domestic violence programs in Utah—all of which have seen an increase in the severity of domestic violence cases in the past year. As The Dean has previously mentioned to the CollegeStock Community, oftentimes these episodes of violence tear families apart and leave children who witness these unfortunate events scarred for life.

McDonald claims that domestic violence is becoming more of a problem because, more often than not, women and children are silent victims that have no voice and typically don’t report violent crimes. The Dean believes this is true for many instances of violence, rape, sexual assault and harassment against women at home, in the workplace and on college campuses around the country.

A report from Reuters Health yesterday suggests that not only are women and children victimized but health problems in children have recently been tied to family violence. The report says that infants born to mothers who report family violence suffer from diarrhea and serious health problems such as infections and pneumonia, which are considered leading causes of death and illness among children. One study at Uppsala University in Sweden links violence against women directly to a higher risk of death among children.

Clearly, this is a growing issue and domestic violence and other types of violent crimes against women need to be stopped. The Dean’s thinking that a combination of preventative efforts need to be taken to get this problem under control. That’s why The Dean is pleased to learn that a police department in Arizona is holding a Domestic Violence Awareness Conference this week to educate anyone who would like not attend, whether they are victims of domestic violence or not.

More than 3 women are murdered by their domestic partners everyday in the United States and, this year in Arizona, 69 people have died as a result of domestic violence.

The National Violence Against Women Survey reports that only 27% of women who were assaulted by an intimate partner report the crimes. The Dean firmly agrees with the article because it advocates that everyone should learn about domestic violence and crimes against women to prevent further crimes from happening.

The Dean feels that communities should be more proactive, come together and organize efforts to reduce and eliminate crimes against women. The Dean’s confident that $BSTK will receive positive media attention for their efforts and support of STOP A.O.W. (Assaults on Women) because they work to end domestic violence 12 months out of the year—not just in October.

Be sure to register for Honors Class and make yourself eligible for The CollegeStock Scholarship Fund. The Dean will also be giving away ANY $BSTK PRODUCT to students who kick it up a notch and sign up for a FULL YEAR of TUITION at The Dean’s Honors Class. The deadline for The Dean’s $BSTK PRODUCT GIVEAWAY is December 31, 2009.