Why do so many people choose not to report rape?
Why do so many people choose not to report rape? Research shows that the trauma of talking about the abuse as well as owning one's own narrative of what happened can be crucial.
Why do so many people choose not to report rape? Research shows that the trauma of talking about the abuse as well as owning one's own narrative of what happened can be crucial.
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Jan 23, 2024
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Thirteen Brazilian mothers who say they are victims of domestic violence have told researchers of their harrowing experiences inside that country's family court system.
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Dec 15, 2023
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An inquiry into the death of a 19-year-old soldier in the British army found that relentless sexual harassment by her line manager was "almost certain" to have been a causal factor in her death.
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Nov 28, 2023
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The absence of sexually related injuries cannot be used in court to infer that rape victims are "making it up," a new study reveals.
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Oct 6, 2023
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The imprisonment of a woman in the UK for taking abortion pills at 32-34 weeks of pregnancy has shocked many. Most people are still unaware that abortion at any stage of pregnancy is illegal in England and Wales, unless authorized ...
Social Sciences
Jun 16, 2023
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Australians have been shocked by an incident on the Sunshine Coast this month in which a 13-year-old girl was imprisoned, assaulted and tortured over many hours, allegedly by three girls aged 12, 13 and 14.
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Mar 30, 2023
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It is illegal to buy or sell sex in South Africa. But this may soon be a thing of the past if a recently published draft bill to decriminalize sex work is passed. Researchers and activists Marlise Richter and Monique Huysamen ...
Social Sciences
Mar 1, 2023
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Victorian courts disproportionally penalized poor families when they heard child neglect cases, a new study suggests.
Social Sciences
Feb 2, 2023
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Operation Soteria is a unique police and CPS program to develop new operating models for the investigation and prosecution of rape in England and Wales by June 2023. The policing model is being developed by a team of experts: ...
Social Sciences
Dec 16, 2022
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Nigeria's prison population is more than 76,000, housed in 240 correctional centers. About 70% of these inmates are still awaiting trial. They have been arrested and charged, but not yet convicted or cleared.
Social Sciences
Nov 15, 2022
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