The Epstein case points beyond an individual scandal to a broader system of elites in which capital, insularity, and impunity underpin male domination.
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The high-profile rape case of Gisele Pelicot in France speaks to a possible shift following the rise of the #MeToo movement
The tech industry and police must listen to the concerns of victim-survivors when using child sex abuse material for legitimate purposes.
Investigating sex crimes in a war zone will be hard, but accountability for these crimes against humanity is vital.
Sedative-hypnotic drugs can distort a patient’s perception of reality. Some patients wake up from a procedure believing they have been sexually assaulted.
People may think that green spaces often hide criminals. On the contrary, there is evidence they contribute to reducing crime.
Attackers gain the trust of vulnerable individuals to obtain sexually explicit photos or videos via the internet, and then use these materials to blackmail victims.
After five days of deliberations, a jury found Ghislaine Maxwell guilty of five counts relating to the sexual abuse of girls.
Former fighters described Ongwen as a model fighter and an effective commander – but testimony in his trial detailed the former child soldier’s alleged personal role in the rape of underage women.
Neither jurors nor judges can be relied upon to put aside their incorrect beliefs about rape. What’s the answer?
The Rape-aXe ‘female condom’, anti-rape underwear and an anti-groping stamp are all now on the market. But they put the onus on women to protect themselves, rather than on men not to attack them.
In New Zealand, sexual crimes are describes as “crimes against religion, morality and public welfare”, not as crimes against a person. This disparity in language underscores the inequity in how the law treats women.
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Editor, New Zealand Law Journal; Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Waikato
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Researcher, University of Cape Town
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Reader in Psychology, Cyberpsychology Research Network Co-Director and ADM Forensic Editor, University of Huddersfield
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Dean and Professor of Social Work, Wayne State University
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Assistant professor and Director of the Master of Human Rights program, University of Manitoba
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Distinguished Professor of Pharmacy Practice, University of Connecticut
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Assistant Professor of Social Work, Wayne State University
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Senior Lecturer, School of Law, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Professor & Research Chair in Interdisciplinary Science in Land and Natural Resource Use for Sustainable Livelihoods, Rhodes University
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Associate professor, Monash University
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Research assistant, University of Huddersfield
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Associate Professor, Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology, University of Pretoria
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Research Associate at UCT's Centre of Criminology, Consultant at the Institute for Security Studies (ISS), University of Cape Town
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Spatial ecologist, The Norwegian Institute for Nature Research
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Professor of Social Welfare, Wayne State University