In response to a recent surge in violence at California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation facilities, prison authorities conducted contraband enforcement sweeps at more than 20 correctional ...

Garen Wintemute’s distinguished research career shows that violence is not only a public safety issue — it’s also a health ...

The HAVEN Women’s Center of Stanislaus in Modesto provides shelter, counseling and legal advocacy for survivors of domestic violence. California needs increased funding for domestic violence ...

On July 1, 2025, the California Civil Rights Department (CRD) issued a new notice of employee rights and an FAQ under AB 2499, a victims’ leave law enacted last year. As described in this December ...

Survivors of sexual violence on California college campuses should not have to choose between legal counsel and emotional ...

On July 1, 2025, the California Civil Rights Department (CRD) published a “Survivors of Violence and Family Members of Victims Right to Leave and Accommodations” notice. The CRD also published ...

AB 969 aims to improve protections for domestic violence survivors by expanding eligibility and creating clear statewide procedures for CalWORKs waivers. Xavier Mascareñas Sacramento Bee file ...

The massacre at two New Zealand mosques — in which at least 50 people were killed, apparently by a white nationalist who posted a racist manifesto online — was the latest somber reminder that violence ...

In response to the scourge of mass shootings that have helped define the 21st century in the United States, lawmakers in California passed a landmark red-flag law that would allow authorities to ...

Violent crime committed by women has soared in California, with a new report published by the Public Policy Institute of California revealing a 60-percent increase from 1980 to 2023. The rise in ...