Domestic Violence

Close quarters, drug or alcohol intoxication, financial troubles, differences in politics -- even holiday stress -- can all contribute to family arguments that bubble up and spill out of control. A family fight that escalates and ends in a domestic violence charge is...

If the police show up at your home after receiving a call about a domestic disturbance, your situation could deteriorate fast. New York police must arrest you if they consider you have committed a felony or broken a court order to stay away from someone. It applies...

Stereotypes are almost always problematic, but they are also hard to avoid. Many people hold to these even without making a conscious effort to do so. It’s just the way they think and they believe it is correct and accurate.  For instance, researchers have found that...

Interpersonal relationships can easily become messy. People who have intense feelings toward one another can sometimes become angry or aggressive, especially when they decide to end their relationship.  Spouses dealing with the decline of their marital relationship...

The line between a standard assault charge and domestic violence can be unclear. The implications are important because, besides the potential criminal penalties, domestic violence charges also expose you to being subjected to an order of protection. When an...

Things might have gone too far with your spouse during an argument and now you are looking at domestic violence charges. These charges can have a big impact on your life because they involve a violent crime. A conviction can impact your life in a host of ways. One...

Can a language barrier in criminal cases prevent defendants from exercising their legal rights? That question is arising more often in New York domestic violence cases, as more victims are being considered as perpetrators because police cannot understand their...

A new report out of New York City's mayor's office indicates that intimate partner homicides are on the rise in the municipality. Authorities say that domestic violence homicides rose by a dramatic 20 percent in 2016, jumping to 59 cases from their 2015 level of 49...

Did you know that the state of New York has specific government initiatives designed to prevent domestic violence? The state is vocally committed to preventing domestic violence and helping victims through a sophisticated system of shelters, hotlines, intervention,...

New research shows that President Trump's immigration crackdown could have negative effects for victims of household abuse. Experts in New York and other states say that immigrants who are victims of domestic abuse are even less likely to report their attackers in...