Should an independent inquiry be set up into abuse in state care?

Should an independent inquiry be set up into abuse in state care?

Judge Carolyn Henwood talks to Kim Hill – should an independent inquiry be set up into abuse in state care? pic.twitter.com/OP4xqZSPQp — Morning Report (@NZMorningReport) November 30, 2016 http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/political/319257/tolley-rules-out-apology-for-child-abuse-in-state-care A judge who headed a panel hearing from more than 1000 people abused as children in state care is furious at the government’s response. Judge Carolyn…

Rates of nonconsensual sexual contact between men and women basically equal

Rates of nonconsensual sexual contact between men and women basically equal

https://broadly.vice.com/en_us/article/the-hidden-epidemic-of-men-who-are-raped-by-women?utm_source=broadlytwitterus “The way we talk about men and sex needs to change,” Stemple says. “When we have these stereotypes for men, it makes it hard for them to come forward when they’re victimized.” Stemple has long focused her research on how sexual violence against men goes under-reported. In 2014, she released a paper on male…

Putting intellectual diversity in a left wing prison

Putting intellectual diversity in a left wing prison

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/is-social-science-politically-biased/ In the past couple of years imbroglios erupted on college campuses across the U.S. over trigger warnings (for example, alerting students to scenes of abuse and violence in The Great Gatsby before assigning it), microaggressions (saying “I believe the most qualified person should get the job”), cultural appropriation (a white woman wearing her hair…

But he says the people seeking this material are potentially paedophiles

But he says the people seeking this material are potentially paedophiles

http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/ninetonoon/audio/201825696/’they-just-think-it’s-a-funny-kind-of-video’ “The child will have a YouTube channel and the adult will find it and comment, ‘oh please do the tiny, teeny, challenge’ and then they’ll give this kid the rules of the challenge.” Farrier says none of the content is overtly sexual. “If you looked at these videos on their own OK here’s a…

Many of their interactions with children can go undetected by existing protection software

Many of their interactions with children can go undetected by existing protection software

Paedophiles use specific language techniques to gain children’s trust online https://t.co/c9S3lD6UHH — The Conversation (@ConversationUK) November 29, 2016 Grooming is developed in three phases: access, entrapment and approach. Access and approach are relatively simple: they respectively involve contacting a child, saying “hi ur cute” for example, and making the necessary arrangements to meet the child…

Major differences between women and men who commit deadly violence

Major differences between women and men who commit deadly violence

Major differences between women and men who commit deadly violence https://t.co/iC4uwE487T — PsyPost.org (@PsyPost) November 29, 2016 The researchers were able to see several differences between men and women who committed deadly violence. “There were more pronounced differences between male and female perpetrators with adult victims compared with when the victim was a child (under…

Victim speaks out to highlight the plight of male survivors of sexual abuse by females

Victim speaks out to highlight the plight of male survivors of sexual abuse by females

Male victim of female NZ educator speaks out after 40 years, focusing on male victins of female perpetrators https://t.co/0Mm0jeuAEx — MaleSurvivor (@MaleSurvivorORG) November 28, 2016 A teacher has been struck off the teachers’ register for a sexual relationship with a student dating back four decades. Suppression orders surround the identity of the woman who has…

Some neuroimaging markers predicted psychotherapy response

Some neuroimaging markers predicted psychotherapy response

http://www.healio.com/psychiatry/depression/news/online/%7B3c49ab20-9808-4898-b60b-f85510ba6364%7D/brain-imaging-could-predict-psychotherapy-response-in-depression-anxiety “Since psychotherapy often requires a considerable investment of time and effort, having the means to forecast from the outset whether an individual is likely to benefit could be of great clinical utility,” Trisha Chakrabarty, MD, of the University of British Columbia, and colleagues wrote. “Recent studies have examined whether biomarkers can assist in this…

Military sexual trauma is similar to childhood sexual abuse

Military sexual trauma is similar to childhood sexual abuse

http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/sexual-trauma-in-canadian-forces-similar-to-childhood-sex-abuse-military-says Sexual trauma in the Canadian Forces is similar to childhood sexual abuse because of the violation of trust and camaraderie that is key to military life, according to a briefing provided to senior defence officials. Victims of sexual misconduct in the ranks are typically young, and within the military hierarchy, they are often dependant…