tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91876858684692256462024-03-12T23:50:57.011-04:00"Police Wife: The Secret Epidemic of Police Domestic Violence" Book in the NewsYou are not alone. As many as 40% of police officers have abused their intimate partner or child. Authorities mostly ignore the widespread violence. But help is out there. My award-winning book “Police Wife” explains why so many officers are abusive, what women can do to increase their safety and how we can help them. "This is a book that should be given to the wife or girlfriend of every single male police officer": Sgt. Amy Ramsay (Ret’d), PhDAlex Roslinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05203588321742142651noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9187685868469225646.post-24696364061527399552020-06-04T09:32:00.002-04:002020-06-04T09:33:13.190-04:00Police Brutality at Home: Cops Abuse Wives and Kids at Staggering Rates<b><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">It remains an open secret that law enforcement officers abuse wives and children at startling rates.</span></i></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Police violence in undeniable. As Black Lives Matter protests and riots erupt across the nation, video after video shows cops attacking unarmed civilians.... <i>Read the full article <b><a href="https://www.fatherly.com/love-money/police-brutality-and-domestic-violence/" target="_blank">here</a></b>.</i></span>Alex Roslinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05203588321742142651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9187685868469225646.post-28300629531482341442019-05-27T11:54:00.001-04:002019-05-27T11:54:49.765-04:00Police 'Blue Wall of Silence' Facilitates Domestic Assault<b style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><i>Lack of accountability allows domestic violence to occur among police officers.</i></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">In their 2015 book Police Wife: The Secret Epidemic of Police Domestic Violence authors Susanna Hope (pseudonym) and Alex Roslin describe instances of police spousal abuse within the U.S. and Canada, reporting that at least 40 percent of U.S. police officer families experience domestic violence, compared to 10 percent of families in the general population.... <i>Read the full article <b><a href="https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/talking-about-trauma/201704/police-blue-wall-silence-facilitates-domestic-assault" target="_blank">here</a></b>.</i></span>Alex Roslinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05203588321742142651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9187685868469225646.post-79663964421959060332018-06-04T11:06:00.002-04:002018-06-04T11:10:04.808-04:00"5 Stars.... Eye-Opening.... Shocking" - Reader's Favorite Review of "Police Wife"<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">"What Roslin reveals in <i>Police Wife</i> could save a person’s life…. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">"You will find yourself shaking your head in disbelief more than once, not just because of what happened, but because of what didn’t happen after a report of police domestic violence was filed."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large; font-style: italic;">- </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large; font-style: italic;"><b><a href="https://readersfavorite.com/book-review/police-wife" target="_blank">Review</a></b> of </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0994861761" target="_blank">Police Wife</a></b></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large; font-style: italic;"> by Viga Boland at Reader's Favorite</span>Alex Roslinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05203588321742142651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9187685868469225646.post-62722479283422105782018-03-29T11:05:00.000-04:002018-04-17T11:05:42.424-04:00Los Angeles Book Festival Honourable Mention for "Police Wife: The Secret Epidemic of Police Domestic Violence"<span data-offset-key="9q3ku-0-0"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I'm excited to announce that my book<b> <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0994861761" target="_blank">Police Wife: The Secret Epidemic of Police Domestic Violence</a></i></b> (2nd ed.) has won an honourable mention in the Los Angeles Book Festival <b><a href="http://www.losangelesbookfestival.com/" target="_blank">awards</a></b>, in the non-fiction category.</span></span><br />
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<span data-offset-key="7t6ed-0-0"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Both editions of <i>Police Wife</i> have so far won eight awards in total. </span></span><br />
<span data-offset-key="8nuqi-0-0"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span><span data-offset-key="8nuqi-0-0"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The first edition of <i>Police Wife</i> won the <b><a href="https://asja.org/About/For-Media/2016-04-12-ASJA-2016-Award-Winners" target="_blank">Arlene Book Award for Writing That Makes a Difference</a></b>, given once every three years by the American Society of Journalists and Authors; was the runner-up for the Hollywood Book Festival non-fiction book award; won silver in the eLit Book Awards; picked up bronze in the INDIEFAB Book of the Year Awards; and was a finalist in the Next Generation Indie Book Awards.</span></span>Alex Roslinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05203588321742142651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9187685868469225646.post-52561682185175562812018-02-14T11:02:00.000-05:002018-04-17T11:05:21.928-04:00Inside the startling violence that takes place in police homes<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>(<i>This Magazine</i>) February 14, 2018</b></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">—</span><i style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Domestic violence takes place in up to a staggering 40 percent of law enforcement families. But police forces mostly ignore the problem, writes investigative journalist Alex Roslin in his award-winning book, <b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0994861761" target="_blank">Police Wife: The Secret Epidemic of Police Domestic Violence</a></b>. The excerpt below is adapted from the book. His 2004 article in This about an RCMP officer who killed his ex-girlfriend was nominated for a National Magazine Award.</i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">At 3 p.m. on April 26, 2003, Crystal Judson-Brame was speaking with her mother Patty on a cell phone while walking from her car to the pharmacy in a shopping mall parking lot.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">“I think I see David,” she said referring to her estranged husband David Brame, the chief of the Tacoma Police Department, just south of Seattle. Brame had just pulled into the parking lot in another car with the couple’s two children.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Crystal’s father, Lane Judson, at home with Patty, told his wife, “If she sees him [David], tell her to get the hell out of there.”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">But Crystal ended the call. “I gotta’ go, I gotta’ go, I gotta’ go,” she said.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Patty Judson tried to call her daughter back seven times in the next 12 minutes, but there was no answer. In the parking lot, Crystal returned to her car. But David slipped past her into the driver’s seat and sat with his feet on the ground, stopping her from getting into her vehicle. Witnesses heard raised voices.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">David Brame suddenly pulled Crystal’s head down—or she may have crouched to protect herself; it’s not clear. The police chief drew his .45-calibre Glock service pistol and shot Crystal at point-blank range behind the left ear.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Crystal fell forward, a quarter turn to the right toward the rear of the car. David then shot himself in the right temple and fell backward while the couple’s two young kids sat in the other car nearby.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The children ran to their parents, their eight-year-old daughter screaming, “Daddy shot mommy! Daddy hurt mommy!”... <i>Read the rest of the excerpt <b><a href="https://this.org/2018/02/14/inside-the-startling-violence-that-takes-place-in-police-homes/" target="_blank">here</a></b>.</i></span>Alex Roslinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05203588321742142651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9187685868469225646.post-11046496844354576892017-10-24T09:55:00.000-04:002017-10-24T11:47:25.001-04:00Support "Police Wife: The Secret Epidemic of Police Domestic Violence" With a Book Review on Amazon<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Writing a review only takes a minute or two. These families are isolated, desperate for information and scared for their safety. They often have nowhere to turn for help.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>Police Wife</i> may give them a crucial lifeline and valuable safety advice. It is the only journalistically written book worldwide about why up to 40% of cops commit domestic violence, how it hurts us all and what we can do to stop it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">But the book needs more Amazon reviews to make it easier to find online. Even a short review helps a lot. Please consider taking a minute or two to help. You may do someone a lifetime of good. Here is the <b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0994861761" target="_blank">Amazon page</a></b> for <i>Police Wife</i>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The first edition of <i>Police Wife</i> was the winner of the prestigious Arlene Book Award for Writing That Makes a Difference, given once every three years by the American Society of Journalists and Authors. It was also a finalist in four other international book prizes</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">"Kudos and gratitude to Alex Roslin for speaking on behalf of the too-often silenced voices in abusive police families."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>- Leanor Johnson, sociologist, Arizona State University, former member of FBI advisory board on police stress and family violence</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">"This is a book that should be given to the wife or girlfriend of every single male police officer."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>- Sgt. Amy Ramsay, PhD, Ontario, senior police policy analyst, former president, International Association of Women Police, founding president, Ontario Women in Law Enforcement</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">"Roslin has done an excellent job in <i>Police Wife</i>, painting an accurate picture of domestic violence in the police family.... <i>Police Wife</i> is an important read for any police officer's spouse, but is also recommended to anyone interested in a significant issue in today's society."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>- Det. Albert F. Seng, PhD, Retired, Tucson Police Department, Arizona</i></span></div>
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Alex Roslinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05203588321742142651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9187685868469225646.post-49140251242166348392017-06-12T16:12:00.002-04:002017-10-24T11:47:36.345-04:00The Secret Epidemic of Police Domestic Violence: How It Affects Us All<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>(<i>Family & Intimate Partner Violence Quarterly</i>) Spring 2016</b></span><br />
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<b style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;">Abstract: </b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">This article shines a light on the extremely risky landscape on which family members of abusive police officers are forced to live. In this piece, author Alex Roslin articulates the terrifying situation endured by many spouses of domestically violent police officers as they seek protection from a partner who happens to carry a gun, because he happens to be a police officer. Among the most intractable barriers to justice is the habitual extension of “professional courtesy” as per the “thin blue line” of police officers who “protect their own.” Casting this situation in an even more dire light is the fact that the rate of abuse perpetration by police officers is 15 times higher than in the general population. © 2016, Alex Roslin. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Alex Roslin is an award-winning investigative journalist and author of the book Police Wife: The Secret Epidemic of Police Domestic Violence, 2nd Ed. (Knowlton, Quebec: Sugar Hill Books, 2016), winner of the American Society of Journalists and Authors’ Arlene Book Award and a finalist for four other international book prizes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>Read the article <b><a href="http://www.civicresearchinstitute.com/online/article_abstract.php?pid=6&aid=7988&iid=1227" target="_blank">here</a></b>.</i></span>Alex Roslinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05203588321742142651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9187685868469225646.post-10546550083114150352017-06-12T16:08:00.001-04:002017-10-24T11:47:46.701-04:00The Secret Epidemic of Police Domestic Violence: How It Affects Us All<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">(<i>Domestic Violence Report</i>) February/March 2016, by Alex Roslin</span></b><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>—</b>In 2019, in Utica, New York, police investigator Joseph Longo, Jr. killed his estranged wife Kristin Palumbo-Longo in their home, stabbing her more than a dozen times. He then stabbed himself to death. One of the couple's four children discovered the horrifying scene upon coming home from school that afternoon.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Kristin had contacted police at least five times in the weeks before she was murdered, saying she feared her husband might kill her and their kids. But police supervisors discouraged her from making reports or seeking a protection order, according to the lawsuit. In a preliminary ruling, a federal judge agreed that the police actions may have "enhanced the danger to Kristin and amounted to deliberate interference." The city settled the suit in 2013, paying the couple's children $2 million.... <i>Read the rest of the article <b><a href="http://www.civicresearchinstitute.com/online/article_abstract.php?pid=18&iid=1160&aid=7574" target="_blank">here</a></b>.</i></span></div>
Alex Roslinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05203588321742142651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9187685868469225646.post-59592331302341470722017-06-12T15:59:00.001-04:002017-10-24T09:57:52.350-04:00Police "Blue Wall of Silence" Facilitates Domestic Violence<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>(<i>The Trauma & Mental Health Report</i>) June 16, 2016, by Robert Muller</b></span><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">—</span></b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">In January 1999, Pierre Daviault, a 24-year veteran constable of the Aylmer Police Services in Quebec, was arrested on 10 criminal charges for allegedly assaulting and drugging three ex-girlfriends between 1984 and 1999. Daviault resigned from the police force a few days later, but he was only sentenced to three years’ probation, no jail time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">In their 2015 book <i>Police Wife: The Secret Epidemic of Police Domestic Violence</i> authors Susanna Hope (pseudonym) and Alex Roslin describe instances of police spousal abuse within the U.S. and Canada, reporting that at least 40 percent of U.S. police-officer families experience domestic violence, compared to 10 percent of families in the general population.... <i>Read the rest of the article <b><a href="http://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/2016/06/police-blue-wall-of-silence-facilitates-domestic-violence/" target="_blank">here</a></b>.</i></span>Alex Roslinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05203588321742142651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9187685868469225646.post-52432442359960348192017-02-14T17:57:00.000-05:002017-04-12T14:21:32.145-04:00Canada's “Secret Epidemic” of Police Domestic Violence <span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>Jacob Boon, <i>The Coast </i>of Halifax, Nova Scotia, November 6, 2015</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">An <a href="http://albloggedup.blogspot.com/" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">award-winning journalist</span></b></a>, Roslin’s investigatory writing has appeared in the <i>Globe and Mail</i>, <i>Toronto Star</i> and the <i>Montreal Gazette</i>, among other outlets. He’s been writing about police-related domestic violence for 15 years and recently co-authored <i>Police Wife: The Secret Epidemic of Police Domestic Violence</i>. The author and his research suggest Canada’s police departments are unable or unwilling to acknowledge the blight of domestic abuse within their own ranks....</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Also click<b> <a href="http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/police-wives-and-stories-of-domestic-assault/Content?oid=5033092" target="_blank">here</a> </b>to read The Coast's "Police wives and stories of domestic assault: A Q&A with author Alex Roslin about his new book."</span></i>Alex Roslinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05203588321742142651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9187685868469225646.post-26866501940576531752017-02-09T16:29:00.000-05:002017-04-12T14:17:20.886-04:00Book Review of "Police Wife: The Secret Epidemic of Police Domestic Violence"<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>5 STARS</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Kudos to Alex Roslin for writing this book in a way that makes us appreciate our families more.... <b><a href="https://readersfavorite.com/book-review/police-wife" target="_blank">Read the full review.</a></b></span></span>Alex Roslinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05203588321742142651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9187685868469225646.post-87111141940280641162017-02-07T21:46:00.002-05:002017-04-12T14:17:32.664-04:00Ms. Magazine Excerpt of "Police Wife"<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b><i>Ms. Magazine</i>, October 26, 2015</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>Click </i><b style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://msmagazine.com/blog/2015/10/26/police-wife-the-secret-epidemic-of-police-domestic-violence/" target="_blank">here</a></b><i> to read more of </i>Ms. Magazine<i>'s excerpt from </i><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0994861761" target="_blank">Police Wife: The Secret Epidemic of Police Domestic Violence</a></b><i>.</i></span>Alex Roslinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05203588321742142651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9187685868469225646.post-86983525742532923002017-02-03T17:02:00.000-05:002017-10-25T11:32:28.127-04:00"Demolishing the Blue Wall of Silence"<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>Kimberly Bourgeois, <i>Montreal Review of Books</i>, Spring 2016</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">"Many enter policing with the best intentions -- to help others and serve their community -- and act with honour and courage," recognizes award-winning investigative journalist Alex Roslin, from Knowlton, Quebec....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">From the very first page, <i>Police Wife</i> sensitizes readers to the horrors of domestic violence, highlighting the extra challenges faced by victims of officer-batterers, such as when 911 calls are answered by the aggressor's colleagues....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Roslin's final chapter may be the most hopeful as it confronts the underlying systemic issues, which, if eventually addressed, could benefit everyone, including officers, whose high-risk lifestyles, marked by burnout and exposure to traumatic events, yield high divorce rates and substantially shorter lifespans. "Police families pay a steep price for being on the frontline of upholding our uneven social order," remarks Roslin, who urges readers to face the truth about police domestic violence: "It is a mirror reflected back on ourselves. May we see and finally act." <b><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160403204823/http://mtlreviewofbooks.ca/v4/reviews/police-wife/" target="_blank">Read the full book review.</a></b></span>Alex Roslinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05203588321742142651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9187685868469225646.post-16926865783265499202017-02-03T16:54:00.000-05:002017-04-12T14:19:56.098-04:00"Police Domestic Abuse in North America: Understanding the Causes and Consequences of a Neglected Epidemic"<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>Interview with Anna Marchese, World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters, December 7, 2015</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Police violence in the United States and Canada has dominated the news over the past year. This violence typically focuses on abuse and excessive force by officers against the public. Recent allegations of police violence against Indigenous women in Val d'Or, Quebec, only illustrate the immediacy and severity of this issue. CKUT's Anna Marchese spoke to Alex Roslin about another aspect of police violence: domestic abuse. Roslin is co-author of <b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0994861761" target="_blank">"Police Wife: The Secret Epidemic of Police Domestic Violence,"</a></b> an investigative report that explores the issue.... <b><a href="http://www2.amarc.org/?q=node/2465" target="_blank">Listen to the interview.</a></b></span>Alex Roslinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05203588321742142651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9187685868469225646.post-23254715266973216142017-02-03T16:49:00.002-05:002017-04-12T14:19:47.575-04:00"TBL author wins five awards in 2016"<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>Ann Davidson, <i>The Sherbrooke Record</i>, December 19, 2016</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">TOWN OF BROME LAKE, QUEBEC -- For award-winning investigative reporter, author, and TBL resident Alex Roslin, it has been a year of glory amidst the challenges of completing a revised edition of his book, "Police Wife: The Secret Epidemic of Police Domestic Violence".... <b><a href="http://www.sherbrookerecord.com/content/tbl-author-wins-five-awards-2016" target="_blank">Read more.</a></b></span>Alex Roslinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05203588321742142651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9187685868469225646.post-65031021653268136602017-02-03T16:39:00.000-05:002017-04-12T14:19:40.225-04:00"La violence conjugale plus répandue chez les policiers?"<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>Claudia Berthiaume, <i>Le Journal de Montréal</i>, November 2, 2015</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">"Un nombre bouleversant de cas de violence conjugale se déroule derrière les murs des maisons des policiers alors que la plupart des services de police font très peu pour les contrer," écrit d'entrée de jeu l'auteur Alex Roslin.... <b><a href="http://www.journaldemontreal.com/2015/11/01/la-violence-conjugale-plus-repandue-chez-les-policiers" target="_blank">Read more.</a></b></span>Alex Roslinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05203588321742142651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9187685868469225646.post-82851691926725175432017-02-03T16:28:00.001-05:002017-04-12T14:19:29.953-04:00"Femmes de flics violents, sacrifiées au nom de la réputation de l'institution"<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>Cécilie Cordier, <i>Mediapart</i>, November 25, 2015</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">La violence conjugale concerne quinze fois plus les femmes de flics que la population générale. Pour elles, partir est un défi car leurs conjoints ont les moyens de tout savoir Pire : ces agresseurs ont beaucoup moins de risques que les autres d'être inquiétés. Alex Roslin, dans "Police Wife" (une enquête réalisée sur 12 ans, outre-Atlantique), brise ce tabou édifiant des flics intimes bourreaux.... <b><a href="https://blogs.mediapart.fr/cecilie-cordier/blog/251115/femmes-de-flics-violents-sacrifiees-au-nom-de-la-reputation-de-l-institution" target="_blank">Read more.</a></b></span>Alex Roslinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05203588321742142651noreply@blogger.com0