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PAPER PROTECTION: Orders of protection aren't for everyone
HAMMOND | The “demand” for orders of protection in Lake County seemingly would be highest in Hammond, which is the county's largest city and also leads in domestic violence numbers, although Gary's statistics are incomplete because Gary does not participate in the county's data system. Gary …
PAPER PROTECTION: Undeterred abusers, uncooperative victims thwart assistance
Maybe there was nothing the courts and police could have done to avert the suspected domestic battery deaths of at least 22 region residents who have been killed since 2010.
PAPER PROTECTION: Power and control dynamic sets batterers apart
In a follow-up visit to determine if TJ Myricks wanted to keep an order of protection she had against her abusive boyfriend in 2008, the young Gary woman went into a judge's chambers and pondered the jurist's questions:
PAPER PROTECTION: Delay is 'ultimate weapon' in batterer defense
If delay is "the ultimate tactic" of defense attorneys in litigating domestic battery cases, then many alleged offenders in Lake County appear to be outflanking the courts, a state victim's advocate says.
March 03, 2013 12:00 am PhotosPhotos
PAPER PROTECTION: Persistent violations, bungled case shred faith in system
CROWN POINT | Phyllis Roy believes her domestic battery case involved two assailants — her husband, who was convicted of the crime, and the legal system she says failed to protect her after the conviction.
March 03, 2013 12:00 am PhotosPhotos
Passage of domestic violence bill a victory for local shelters
Congress on Thursday passed a more ambitious version of the Violence Against Women Act, sending the measure to President Barack Obama, who said he would sign the bill "as soon as it hits my desk."
February 28, 2013 7:15 pm PhotosPhotos
Union wages rival college incomes, beckon young workers
HOBART | Che Taylor tried business management studies at Ivy Tech Community College, but after a semester and a half, the Gary native knew his real calling was to follow his dad -- a retired U.S. Steel steelworker -- into the mills.
September 05, 2011 12:00 am PhotosPhotos
ArcelorMittal's effort to grow own workforce forged by necessity
In a perfect world, students would graduate from high school certified either work-ready or college-ready.
Young Hoosier Conservation Corps offers job training
The post hole Daniel Diaz and John Poole dug in the sandy, gravel-strewn curb at Indiana Dunes State Park was a smooth-sided work of landscape art, sunk to the proper depth and waiting for a post.
September 04, 2011 12:00 am PhotosPhotos
Early job search setbacks can plague young workers for decades
Younger workers are disproportionately affected by recessions and always have been, which gives economists insight into the long-term consequences of stumbling out of the gate into the job market, Don Coffin said.
NWI college grads' choices: Part-time work or back to school
Bad timing. Recent college graduates frequently hear that observation as they seek employment in a job market still reeling from the Great Recession.
September 02, 2011 6:45 pm PhotosPhotos
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