Child criminal exploitation affects children caught up in both county lines drugs trafficking and paramilitary groups. Modern slavery policy – when applied – can better ensure their safety.
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The story of Anne Hamilton-Byrne’s cult The Family has been told in a non-fiction book and documentary, a novel, In the Clearing, and now a Disney+ series. What can stories like this teach us?
The term ‘grooming’ is often misused or misunderstood, but its scope reaches far beyond child abuse.
The use of “gamification” in stock trading and other apps raises new legal challenges. Existing legal tools should be adapted to meet these challenges.
Australia has a long history of making unemployment support contingent on the idea of “deservedness”. JobSeeker rules are an extension of that.
Voting at home is safe from fraud and disease, but gives up a key advantage of in-person voting at official polling places: a secure, safe environment where everyone can cast their ballot secretly.
As the Harvey Weinstein trials start, a psychology scholar explains why jurors may be biased on the question of consent. While the situations examined in these studies are not equivalent to sexual assault, they illustrate a pervasive psychological bias.
Lawyers and jurors need to know what causes people to behave the way they do.
It’s time to stop surveying women about their experiences as rape victims, time to research the men who perpetrate these crimes and work to inebriate and isolate women.
Forty years ago, Rebecca Moore’s two sisters helped plan the Jonestown massacre. But she refuses to say they were brainwashed, arguing that it prevents us from truly understanding their behavior.
Teen sexting is on the rise. Boys and girls are equally likely to share sexually explicit imagery but girls report feeling more pressure to sext and more judgement about how they do it.
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Professor, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology; Director, Behavioral Health and Research, The University of Texas Medical Branch
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Associate Professor in Criminal Law, University of Reading
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Professor of Safeguarding and Violence Prevention, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Professor of Psychology, University of New Brunswick
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Professor, Canada Research Chair in Determinants of Child Development, Owerko Centre at the Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary
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Emerita Professor of Religious Studies, San Diego State University
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Sydney Fellow, Discipline of Work and Organisational Studies, University of Sydney
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Professor of Organizational Behavior, Cornell University
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Associate Professor of Political Science, The College at Brockport, State University of New York
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Professor of Political Science, University of Rochester
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Assistant Professor, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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PhD Candidate and Casual Academic, The University of Queensland
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PhD Candidate, Queen's University Belfast
