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Friday, June 17, 2011

S.A.V.E. Stop Abusive and Violent Enviroments

http://www.saveservices.org/false-allegations-awareness-month/

False Allegations Awareness Month

America’s legal system has become awash in false allegations of abuse, including false accusations of domestic violence, child abuse, and sexual assault. False allegations are harmful because they:
  1. Take away scarce protections and services from real victims
  2. Can be devastating to the falsely accused
  3. Undermine due process and cause misuse of our legal system
  4. Force children into single-parent households, placing them at higher risk of social pathologies
Let’s be perfectly clear: Making a false accusation of domestic violence is a crime, and persons who make such allegations should be held liable for their actions.
June is False Allegations Awareness Month, and this year’s theme is “Zero Tolerance for False Allegations.” Throughout the month, events will be held around the country to raise awareness that making a false allegation of abuse is a form of abuse.
A. Ten Things You Can Do for False Allegations Awareness Month
B. Model Language to Stop False Allegations of Domestic Violence
C. False Allegations Summit, June 2, Washington DC
SAVE kicked off the Month with the False Allegations Summit, held at the Fairfax Hotel on Embassy Row in Washington, DC. The Summit featured release of the results of the first national survey of false allegations (see Section D. below), statements by stakeholder organizations, and victim testimonies.
Media Coverage:
Statements:
Statements to the Advisory Committee for the Office on Violence against Women:
D. National Survey of False Allegations of Abuse
E. Department of Education’s April 4 “Dear Colleague” Letter on Sexual Assault on Campus


  • Open Market: Why Cross-Examination Rights Matter in Campus Sexual Harassment Cases under Title IX  - June 7







  • Freeman Online: Dumbing Down the Charge of Rape – June 7







  • Washington Examiner: Civil Libertarians Criticize Education Department for Making False Accusations, Campus Censorship Easier – June 6







  • Chronicle of Higher Education: In Making Campuses Safe for Women, a Travesty of Justice for Men – June 5







  • Cato: Due Process Stops at the Campus Gates? - June 2







  • Detroit News: The Feds’ Campus Keystone Kops – May 31







  • Townhall: Crying Rape – May 30







  • PolicyMic: New Federal Regulations Threaten Student’s Freedom of Speech - May 25







  • Daily Caller:  Yale, the Department of Education, and the Looming Free Speech Crisis – May 24







  • Minding the Campus:  What Yale’s President Should Have Said about the Frat Boys – May 23







  • National Review Online: The Tyranny of Hurt Feelings - May 20







  • Huffington Post: Title IX and the Death of Free Speech at Yale – May 19







  • Washington Examiner: Falsely Accused Teachers and Students will be Harmed – May 16







  • Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE): Letter to the U.S. Department of Education – May 5







  • Minding the Campus: Sexual Assault on Campus–Is it Exaggerated? - April 18







  • National Review: Are One in Five College Women Sexually Assaulted? – April 5







  • U.S. Department of Education: Dear Colleague Letter – April 4








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