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Measure 94 defeated November 2000: Attempt to repeal mandatory minimum sentencing in Oregon; defeated 387,068 to 1,073,275. House Bill 2379 passed July 2001: Allowed for departure from the mandatory minimum sentence for some Rape II, Sodomy II, Sexual Penetration II, and Sexual Abuse I convictions after January 1, 2002.
Oct. 31—Oregon needs an integrated, over-arching strategy to best combat domestic violence, according to the Oregon Audits Division. The division has released an advisory report assessing Oregon ...
Within the week after her disappearance, a warrant for Al-Wadud's arrest was placed, charging him with the first-degree murder of Panek. [1] He was tracked to his mother's home in East Palo Alto, California, [10] where he was arrested by authorities on July 20 [11] and extradited to Oregon. [1] The trial commenced in March 1996. [5]
According to Zorza in Criminal Law of Misdemeanor Domestic Violence, 1970–1990, "throughout the 1970s and early 1980s, officers believed and were taught that domestic violence was a private matter, ill suited to public intervention." [10] Unfortunately, the arrest did not deter and punish abusers.
Apr. 10—Over the past decade, Oregon witnessed the sixth-highest number of domestic violent extremism incidents in the nation, according to a new report issued by Oregon Secretary of State ...
"Programs that support survivors and victims of child abuse and domestic and sexual violence must have stable and reliable funding if they are to continue to provide high-quality services for some ...
In 1977, Oregon passed a law removing marriage or cohabitation as a legal defense to a charge of rape. [2] In 1978, Greta Rideout brought a charge of rape against her husband under the 1977 law. [3] The alleged assault according to Greta Rideout occurred October 10, 1978, at their apartment in North Salem. [4] Having been arguing recently and ...
The mandatory arrest policies were established in the original 1994 version of the Violence Against Women Act. [77] These policies encouraged law enforcement to make arrests and move forward with domestic violence cases without the cooperation of victims. [77]