All Rape Is ‘Real’ Rape By Alice VachssOriginally published in The New York Times, OP-ED, August 11, 1993 This summer, when “whirlpooling” replaced “wilding” as the latest media-designated sex crime, the peer group that spawned such gang assaults rallied to…
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The Battle and the BacklashThe Child Sexual Abuse WarChapter 3: Case Study: The Fresh Air Fund by David Hechler This was a story about an organization that, when confronted with evidence of abuse in its program, denied it had a…
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Comment on “Elijah’s Law” – NY HB A10169 By Joseph Steinfeld A bill, A10169, popularly known as “Elijah’s Law” (after a child who was mauled by a dog), has been introduced to the New York State Assembly. This bill would,…
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Take Back the Night “This is a Take Back the Night awareness program speech I presented to some 600 students at Rutgers, April 17, 1998 and Penn State April 22, 1998.”—Suzanne Stutman Take Back the Night She cries out to…
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Ignorance is Not Bliss: Teens in Crisis Want Answers By Rabbi Yehudah Fine When I surfaced from the dark world of Times Square and the night world of the five boroughs of New York City several years ago, I set…
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The Abuse of Animals and Domestic Violence: A National Survey of Shelters for Women Who Are Battered By Frank R. Ascione, Ph.D, Claudia V. Weber, M.S., and David S. Wood, Utah State University, Logan, Utah Originally published in Society and…
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Coming to Terms By Richard Hoffman Mic Hunter’s editorial “Does NOMSV Speak for Those Who Have Offended?” written in reaction to an essay of mine, took issue with my use of the word evil. After my essay appeared in the…
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What are the Odds on Predicting Violent Behavior? by Joel A. Dvoskin, Ph.D., A.B.P.P. Predicting violent behavior among persons with mental illness has always been an important part of the mental health professions, but especially so since the 1960s, when…
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The Joker By Zak Mucha, LCSW Published by The Zero, July 25, 2012 We have met James Holmes before. Whatever message he meant for us, he has already delivered. That message is the product of an internal dialogue he has…
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The Battle and the BacklashThe Child Sexual Abuse WarChapter 11: Case Study: Angela “Doe” by David Hechler She seems to have everything going for her. She is young and pretty, she has a steady job she likes, and she lives…