Five world junior hockey players are facing sexual assault charges stemming from a 2018 incident. Research has shown that rape myths and social status can affect jurors’ perceptions in high-profile cases.
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The inquiry into justice responses to sexual violence is taking a holistic approach, which is a welcome step in the right direction. But there’s still elements missing from the terms of reference.
Sexual assault referral centres help thousands of survivors.
Racial threats and slights take a toll on health, but the continual invalidation and questioning of whether those so-called microaggressions exist has an even more insidious effect, research shows.
The complainants say CSIS’s internal complaint procedure is deficient, leaving people who complain open to reprisals without access to outside assistance.
Our new research shows the risks of reporting sexual harassment in the military.
Key findings on victims and perpetrators of interpersonal violence have been brought together in a new website that seeks to combine over 30 sources of data across Australia.
A royal commission into sexual abuse in Aboriginal communities is not the way to address abuse against Aboriginal children. Indigenous-led solutions are needed.
While it can feel like little progress is being made to stop women being killed by their partners or ex-partners, the data show a steady decline in recent years.
On Nov. 12, fashion mogul Peter Nygard was convicted of sexual assaults going back to the 1980s. Research shows that a delay in reporting sexual assault may not impact juries’ decision-making.
How will fans’ advocacy and commentary shape a reckoning about sexual assault and exploitation in the entertainment industry in Japan that has been exposed through the Johnny & Associates scandal?
Sexual assault trials can compound a victim/survivors trauma, drag on for years and bring them face to face with their attacker. Is having dedicated sexual assault courts the answer?
This week medical leaders met in Canberra to explore why women doctors in Australia are vulnerable to sexual harassment – and to draft a set of safety standards to prevent this in future.
A trauma- and violence-informed approach calls for participants, coaches, managers and organizations to understand the effects of systemic, structural and interpersonal violence.
A new community risk assessment tool allows post-secondary institutions to make evidence-based decisions about their policies and procedures.
Rape myths and unconscious biases often see juries and police officers disbelieve women who come forward with accusations of sexual assault.
I’ve researched women’s experience of the UK comedy circuit for ten years – this is what I’ve learned.
In letters to the judge, Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis asked for Masterson to be shown leniency based on his supposedly good character.
Nearly two-thirds of female surgeons in the UK have been sexually harassed.
Rape myths dominate international media coverage of internal military sexual violence.
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Associate Professor in Criminology, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Family and Sexual Violence, RMIT University
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Professor of Law, University of Oregon
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Senior Lecturer in Criminology and Criminal Justice, Swinburne University of Technology
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Professor of Global & Language Studies, RMIT University
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Head of School and Dean, School of Law and Justice, University of Southern Queensland
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Professor of Political Science and Chair of the South African Research Initiative in Gender Politics, Stellenbosch University
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Associate Professor of Sociology, Clemson University
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Chancellor's Professor, Psychology, Carleton University
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Professor of Psychology & Associate Dean, Georgia State University
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Associate Professor in Criminology, Deakin University
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Program Director & Associate Professor Master of Psychology Health and Wellness & Master of Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Adler University
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Professor & Director, Institute of Child Protection Studies, Australian Catholic University
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Professor in Criminal Law, Durham University
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Senior Lecturer in Criminology, University of Wollongong