I believe it’s time for society to stop blaming victims and start holding perpetrators accountable. I believe it’s time to stop bombarding young men and women with media that says it’s ok to disrespect and o
by factors such as the perpetrator’s behaviour towards the child and the use of violence as well as the mother’s emotional skills and the child’s perceptions of both parents. Understanding these factors will play a central role in the work of child protection services. ...
It is important to note that most perpetrators are members of the woman's own party.17 These political dynamics apply to power struggles within political par- ties as well as between them. In trying to explain the silence that had prevailed over sexual harassment of staffers in the UK, ...
Financial abuse is defined as behaviour that restricts, controls, exploits, or removes another person’s access to money, economic resources, or participation in financial decisions. While the literature tends to use the terms ‘economic abuse’ and ‘financial abuse’ interchangeably, recent work by...
and come down like a hammer on the accused perpetrators of such a heinous act. News media outlets informed the public that the Prime Minister pronounced immediately that what the Mayan people did to Mr. Rupert was outrageous and that their disregard for the man’s human rights was ...
Since the late 1970’s, there has been a strong correlation between mental health disorders and the perpetrators of mass shootings. “Up to 60% of the perpetrators have displayed symptoms including acute paranoia, delusions and depression before committing their crimes” (Metzl & Macleish, 2015)...
(5) the characteristics of the witness, including age and sobriety, (6) the characteristics of the perpetrator, including any disguise, (7) memory decay over time, (8) whether the suspect and witness are of differing races, and (9) to whom and how many people the witness has spoken ...
As I listened to these survivors discussing the toll their trauma has taken on their lives, I started to feel like my own trauma was less valid. I felt like MY trauma was on the wrong side of the line (the side of the perpetrator) and therefore I was less entitled to the empathy and...
Related Reading:13 Tell-Tale Signs Of Manipulation In A Relationship 1. Your feelings are disregarded When there’s emotional manipulation in relationships, the perpetrator often disregards your feelings. Dr. Sharma says, “Feelings can be disregarded in more than one way. It could mean your need...
In situations like this, “social justice” becomes oversimplified, boiled down to a few key concepts that tailored specifically to assist the perpetrator of abuse ingaslightingand emotionally blackmailing their partner. Someone who is using social justice concepts to abuse might choose to focus only ...