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- In New Jersey in
2001, one act of domestic violence occurred every six minutes and 23
seconds. (New Jersey State Police Crime Reporting Unit, 2001. Domestic
Violence Offense Report. Trenton, NJ: NJ State Police,
196.)
- Nearly 1 in 3
adult women experience at least one physical assault by a partner during
adulthood. (American Psychological Association, 1986. Violence and the
Family: Report of the American Psychological Association Presidential
Task Force on Violence and Family, 10.)
- Women ages 19-29
reported more violence by intimates than any other age group.
(Bachman, R.
& Saltzman, L.E., 1995. Violence Against Women: Estimates from the
Redesigned Survey. Washington, DC: US Department of Justice,
NCJ-154348.)
- 90-95% of
domestic violence victims are women. (Bureau of Justice., 1994.
Domestic Violence: Violence Between Intimates. Washington, DC: US
Department of Justice, NCJ-149259, 2.)
- An average of
28% of high school and college students experience dating violence at
some point. (Brustin, S., 1995. Legal Response to Teen Dating
Violence. Family Law Quarterly, 29, 2, 331.)
- ?Acute domestic
violence? was the reason for 1 out of 9 patients? emergency rooms visits
among women with a current partner. (Abbot, J., et al., 1995.
Violence Against Women: Incidence and Prevalence in an Emergency
Department Population. Journal of the American Medical Association,
273, 22, 1763-1767.)
- Dating
violence/abuse is illegal and punishable by law.
- You have the
right to say "no".
- You have the
right to accept responsibility for you own behavior, not your partners'
behavior.
- You have the
right to be respected, loved, and to live a peaceful life.
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