Nursing home abusers are usually paid professionals or staff members who have a legal or contractual obligation to provide elder residents with care and protection. Abusers can be medical professionals, nurse aides, physical therapists, and other support staff at the care facility. How do you prove...
and beaten by a mob. In fact, it says they were, “seeking to kill him.” If the Roman authorities had not intervened they may well have succeeded. But after he was rescued, he asked the soldiers if he could address his abusers. He proceeded to share his testimony and prepare their h...
with their own children, often in the belief that they are legitimately exercising their parental right to punish a child. This “cycle of abuse” is a particularly important factor in cases of sexual abuse, and it is now widely believed that many child molesters were victims ofabuseas ...
Victims of physical abuse in nursing homes may become withdrawn and stop participating in activities they once enjoyed. This makes it very important to also monitor non-physical symptoms, such as unexplained behavior changes, which can also be a consequence of physical abuse. ...
Hostages have put up bail for their captors, expressed a wish to marry them, or had sexual relations with them; victims of domestic violence often cover up for their abusers. Judges often tell me how humiliated they feel when they try to protect victims of domestic violence by issui...
Theexplosion in publicis a different beast, with humiliation, rather than threat, the primary goal. Generally, this has a gender-specific dimension due to how society at large responds to abuse. Experiments using scripts and actors show that when male abusers are aggressive to female victims, str...
Deliberately sabotaging victims at work Refusing to let the victim advance in their positions at work Victim may be required to turn any money they earn to their abuser Abusers may insist that if the victim has money, they must account for every single cent spent ...
A lot of abuse to be what we are, to be what we are becoming, which, too obvious, but saying two plus two is a writer’s job, so: abuse victims and abusers. It’s on us, and no-one else. And again, always, it’s evolution, this isn’t something that happens to some eternal...
Thousands of cases have come to light around the world as investigations have encouraged long-silent victims to go public, shattering the Church’s reputation in places such as Ireland, and more than $2 billion has been paid in compensation. "The old practice of moving people aroun...
Shows you the 4 ways that abusers control their victims, giving you greater clarity as to the dynamics in play when women batter men. Looks closely at the issue of unilateral decision making in abusive relationships, showing you how to recognize this covert control tactic characteristic of intimat...