Dr. Gail Dines, the founder of Culture Reframed, is a professor of sociology and women’s studies at Wheelock College in Boston. Her TEDx talk provides an introduction to her work. (http://www.seejanedo.com/women-moving-millions-dr-gail-dines-takes-on-the-porn-industry-launches-online-program-for-parents/)
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What are the Best Protective Software Programs for Recovering Sex, Porn, and Love Addicts? Robert Weiss.
This blog looks at some of the accountability software available which reports online activity to a named person, some use filters, some reporting with alerts if unsuitable material is viewed or there is an attempt to uninstall something.
Pornography Addiction and Perceived Addiction. Gary Wilson. 2017
Gary Wilson explains the science behind the effects of pornography on the brain and body, how addiction is developed, and the misleading idea of “perceived addiction.” Gary is the force behind yourbrainonporn.com, and TEDx presenter of “The Great Porn Experiment, 2012” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSF82AwSDiU).
A Mind Map for Sex and Porn Addiction. Paula Hall. 2015.
A simple explanation of the effect of dopamine on the brain and enforcement of neural pathways through use during an addiction and how this has to be overcome in recovery.
Psychologists are working on a fraud-proof brain scan test of deviant sexual interest.
Christian Jarrett. Research Digest.
Functional MRIs can be used to map the sexual interest of participants. In this research images are presented that are not consciously recognised due to their short duration and ‘masking’ by the use of a longer distracting image. However, the image time is sufficient to show the pattern of activity which occurs with sexual interest. Deviant sexual interest is one of the strongest predictors of future offences – but this research also raises important ethical questions.
The Understudied Female Sexual Predator.
Connor Friedersdorf. 2016.
According to new research, sexual victimization by women is more common than gender stereotypes would suggest. Here some of the publications and research on the topic are reported, and there is a link to personal stories.
When People Close To Us Behave Immorally, We Are Inclined To Protect Them — Even If Their Crimes Are Particularly Heinous.
Matthew Warren.
Editor’s comment on an article ‘Punish or Protect? How Close Relationships Shape Responses to Moral Violations’ (see link on page) which concerns reactions when someone close to you is under threat. Complex interpersonal dynamics in familial and intimate relationships may affect reactions. https://digest.bps.org.uk/2019/09/30/when-people-close-to-us-behave-immorally-we-are-inclined-to-protect-them-even-if-their-crimes-are-particularly-heinous/
Breaking the Dark Net: Why Police share abuse pics to save children.
Late 2016, Operation Artemis – an undercover police operation carried out by the Australian police unit Task Force Argos in cooperation with U.S. Homeland Security Investigations, Canadian and European police forces – seized control of ‘Childs play’, the largest child abuse site on the dark web. Access to the site was acquired through the spectacular arrest of the two administrators of the website: a Canadian and a US national. Following the arrest, the child abuse website was moved to Australia, where local laws gave the operation unusually broad authority to use the site for monitoring purposes. For almost a year, Task Force Argos ran the website, posing undercover as the administrators. During that time, they also posted post child abuse material on a regular basis, not to raise suspicion. Operation Artemis started with a clear objective: Identify the victims and their abusers. In doing so, was it necessary to run, and contribute to, a child exploitation forum for nearly a year?
Read VGs exclusive story here:
www.vg.no/spesial/2017/undercover-darkweb/?lang=en&var=nybrev#ingress
Child Sexual Abuse: Guidelines on Prosecuting Cases of Child Sexual Abuse.
These guidelines are designed to set out the approach that prosecutors should take when dealing with child sexual abuse cases or all types. The decision to involve the CPS at an early stage is a matter for the police but experience has shown that early CPS involvement can help address some of the evidential or presentational issues that may arise at a later stage of a case. As well as considering the circumstances of child sexual abuse, supporting victims and witnesses, counselling and therapy are included. The credibility of the victim is considered and typical signs of those who are vulnerable to child sexual exploitation, or who have been abused are listed. Issues around sexting are given. The conduct of the trial is outlined.
Sentencing Council Definitive Guideline.
These guidelines apply in England and Wales.
They cover guidelines for the Magistrates Court and for the Crown Court. In the former you can search ‘Sexual Offences’ to obtain a list of such offences. For the Crown Court, the type of offence ‘Sexual Offences’ can be selected from the drop down list. Scroll down the list to find the offence title, click on that for further information.