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Victims of violent crimes have very different ways of healing. Some turn to drugs or alcohol, while some people in Minnesota turn to art. “Some of people participating don’t even consider themselves artists,” said Sue Gens, Executive Director of the Minnesota Arts Board. Friday, April 16 will mark the beginning of the 7th annual Art of Recovery Exhibit.

The exhibit is cosponsored by the Minnesota Department of Public Safety, Office of Justice Programs, and the Minnesota State Arts Board. The exhibit runs until June 30th. All 23 artists in the collection are from Minnesota and have been victims of crimes ranging from rape to murder.

“It’s nice to know you are not alone,” says Grant Watkins. Watkins is one of the artists participating in the Art of Recovery exhibit for the first time. He wrote a poem about being violently raped by a man 20 years ago. “It was horrific, it was suffocating, and chocking me and piling all these pillows on top of me and strangling me.”

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In recent weeks, the Vatican and in particular the Pope, have found themselves at the centre of a growing controversy about how they've dealt with pedophile priests and the children abused by those priests. First aired on the BBC in 2006 and later on.

The Passionate Eye on CBC Newsworld, "Sex Crimes & the Vatican" examines a controversial document which sets out a procedure for dealing with child sex abuse scandals within the Catholic Church. What makes it so controversial is that the document Crimen Sollicitationis was enforced for 20 years by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger before he became Pope Benedict XVI.

Created in 1962, the now infamous document was issued in secret to bishops. Called Crimen Sollicitationis, it outlined procedures to be followed by bishops when dealing with allegations of child abuse, homosexuality and bestiality by members of the clergy. It swore all parties involved to secrecy on pain of excommunication from the Catholic Church.

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The son of murdered school teacher Lois Dear says we need to write off a generation of violent criminals and concentrate on at-risk youth.

Kevin McNeil, whose 66-year-old mother was brutally murdered in her Tokoroa classroom in 2006 by Whetu Te Hiko, said early intervention was the key to addressing rising crime rates.

Speaking today after the release of police figures which showed a nine percent increase on violent crime last year, Mr McNeil said drug and welfare dependent criminals were already beyond help.

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Les crimes avec violence sont en augmentation à Sherbrooke. Selon des données recueillies par le Centre canadien de la statistique juridique, les délits violents ont augmenté de 7 % l'an dernier par rapport à 2007. Cette hausse est principalement attribuable à l'augmentation des crimes de nature sexuelle.

Selon la directrice du Centre d'aide aux victimes d'actes criminels de l'Estrie, Nicole Laroche, de plus en plus de gens, victimes de délit sexuel, osent briser le silence. « C'est vrai que c'est moins tabou. Au niveau provincial, on fait de belles campagnes de sensibilisation. C'est important de dire à la population : "Regardez, c'est un crime."Par ailleurs, la criminalité générale a diminué de 4,3 % et le nombre de vols qualifiés a chuté de 24 %.

If you buy something advertised to do specific things and then find out that it is completely different to your expectations that would not necessarily be a crime. But if the advertisement targets a specific need, such as a cure for something, but it did not cure it that would that be a crime. It is misrepresentation and many suffer the consequences of such frauds every day.

Thieving is an easily recognizable crime. But what if something was stolen a long time ago? Is it still a crime? Yes, and the perpetrators face penalties if caught. The same applies to murder, rape, or any other crime against society. Those associated with crime or who assist criminals in any way may be equally as guilty unless they know nothing of it.

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After four unsolved violent crimes in the last two weeks, Jennings Police are feeling frustrated and worried. The most recent crime occurred late Monday night in the 400 block of King Street. Police responded to a report of gunshots. No one was injured. Last week, one man had been shot in the hand.  Another man showed up at the hospital with a stab wound to his neck. A fourth case involves a man who sustained a gunshot wound to his leg on Shirley drive. Authorities think other people, besides the victims, have more information, but are afraid to be labeled as snitches. "It's getting worse where victims of crimes want to not cooperate with law enforcement out of fear or retribution or just the possibility that they want to take matters into their own hands" says Detective Danny Semmes.

Use initials instead of first names on mailboxes and phone listings. Avoid remaining alone in an apartment laundry room or parking garage. Never admit on the telephone or at the door that you are alone.

It is risky to accept a ride home from someone you have just met. If you decide to physically resist assault, remember that your goal should be to incapacitate the attacker long enough to run to safety and get help.

If you have been a victim of sexual assault, call the police immediately. Do not bathe or change clothes or you may destroy evidence.

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It had been a particularly daunting day as a new trainee customer service representative of a company with a bad product and lots of vocal complaints. Many asked to talk to the supervisor and after the turn over, the supervisor chided Lucile about being stronger on the phone. Lucille Marie collected a stow of cash she had set aside at home so that she could stop after work and get a cake, party favors, gift and food for her five year old daughter’s birthday celebration with ten invited guests. With this all flashing through Lucile Marie she said out loud “Hell No!” and stomped on the assailant’s foot with her left high heel. Simultaneously, she and spun while striking with her left elbow catching the would be thief in the face to free herself but then felt a sharp pain in her left side stomach area. She began screaming at the top of her lungs and her attacker fled and limped away without her purse. Lucille Marie grabbed her side with the realization that she had been stabbed and had a lot of blood covering her clothes and hands. A passerby had heard the blood curdling screams and rushed over to see what was going on. Lucile Marie told him what had happened and that she needed immediate attention. Using his cell phone he called 911 and soon the police and an ambulance arrived. The attack had lasted all of 15 seconds.

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In 1994, Legislation was passed which paved the way for the Violence Against Women Act. This Legislation provided $1.6 billion to enhance investigation and prosecution of the violent crimes perpetrated against women. However, the heinous crimes against women continue to increase each year. Preliminary results for the first half of 2006 revealed that there was a 3.7 percent increase in all violent crimes compared to the first half of 2005.

Here are some appalling statistics in the U.S. Every three minutes a woman is attacked in the United States. Women are 10 times more likely than men to be victimized by an intimate partner. Conservative estimates indicate that two to four million women of all races and classes are battered each year. An estimated 572,000 assaults were by intimate partners. Every day four women die in this country as a result of domestic violence, which approximates 1,400 women a year according to the FBI. Every year approximately 132,000 women report that they have been victims of rape or attempted rape, and more than half of them knew their attackers. It's estimated that two to six times that many women are raped, but do not report it. Every year approximately 1.2 million women report being forcibly raped by their current or former male partner. Approximately 17 percent of pregnant women report being battered. The results of the battering include miscarriages, stillbirths and a two to four times greater likelihood of the baby having a low birth weight.

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