The absence of sexually related injuries cannot be used in court to infer that rape victims are "making it up," a new study reveals.
Social Sciences
Oct 6, 2023
1
55
It's relatively common for perpetrators of family violence to threaten suicide to control a victim-survivor's actions. A study by the Australian Institute of Criminology suggests 39% of women who experience coercive control ...
Social Sciences
Jun 15, 2024
0
59
This week, about 50 female students from Victoria's Bacchus Marsh Grammar School found fake, sexually explicit images of themselves shared without their consent on Instagram and Snapchat. Images of their faces, purportedly ...
Social Sciences
Jun 12, 2024
0
0
More than 300 million children a year are victims of online sexual exploitation and abuse, research indicates.
Social Sciences
May 29, 2024
0
1
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.
Social Sciences
Dec 15, 2023
0
28
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.
Social Sciences
Nov 28, 2023
0
2
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
1
11
Advancements in technology have resulted in the design of hyper–realistic, Wi-Fi–connected, programmable sex robots that can mimic human responses, but what do these developments mean for how we regulate interactions ...
Social Sciences
Aug 13, 2021
15
1372
Most of us have felt offended at a remark made by a close friend or a random comment on our social media. Even worse, the chances are that we have experienced the shock of hearing that others were offended by our comments—despite ...
Social Sciences
Mar 5, 2020
0
3
"Sexting", the sharing of sexual images via mobile phones or other electronic devices, is legal if it occurs between consenting adults. But it is illegal if it occurs between children and young people. The law needs to change ...
Social Sciences
Mar 4, 2020
1
2
