Child abuse
Jimmy Savile, paedophilia and necrophilia
Recent reports about the sexual preferences of Jimmy Savile have not only thrown up allegations of paedophilia but have also hinted that he engaged in other sexual paraphilias such as necrophilia (having sex with corpses).
By Dr Mark Griffiths | Notebook, Science & Technology | Wednesday, 24 October 2012 at 12:25 pm
Feral ‘Monkey Boy’ – a tale of the unexpected
The challenge of researching a so-called feral child case is that it’s quite likely a hoax. Someone has dragged out a disabled kid whose wordless vocalisations can be interpreted as the howling of a wolf-child; their spasticity becomes evidence of imitating the wings, claws or paws of their host species. How DO you know when it’s real?
By Mary-Ann Ochota | Notebook | Monday, 24 September 2012 at 12:58 am
Forced Adoption: The demonization of parents in care proceedings
The Children and Families Bill expected to be introduced in 2012/2013 sets out plans to speed up adoption and care proceedings.
By Charlotte Rachael Proudman | Notebook, Opinion | Wednesday, 8 August 2012 at 6:00 am
This conflict in the Holy Land must end – for the children’s sake
The enduring fact of the failure of peace in the so-called Holy Land is a royal spring of misery from which bitter tensions flow, with mournful consequences for the entire restive middle-east region, already strained by wars and rumours of wars.
By Emanuel Stoakes | Notebook, Opinion, The Foreign Desk | Monday, 9 July 2012 at 12:26 pm
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By Laura Davis | Notebook | Friday, 29 June 2012 at 3:19 pm
Sex in the same bed as a sleeping baby is far from child abuse
The Daily Mail have printed yet another horror story. This time it involves sex, parents and children too. Any headline containing these three subjects might sound sinister, but this one is not. “A third of Swedish mothers admit to having sex while their babies are in the SAME bed” read the headline.
By Grace Jacobson | Notebook, Opinion | Tuesday, 26 June 2012 at 10:25 am
Habbo Hotel: Let’s not kid ourselves that ‘the internet’ is our biggest problem
Much has been made of the righteous Channel Four News investigation into online game Habbo Hotel. A Channel Four producer signed up to the site describing herself as an eleven year old, and found that she was being inappropriately approached by people on the site.
By Sophie Warnes | Games, Notebook, Opinion | Thursday, 14 June 2012 at 4:03 am
Should forcing a child into marriage be a criminal offence?
From Bolton to Bangladesh, prevention rather than prosecution is the best strategy for a child – though sometimes the stick of the criminal law is needed to reinforce the carrot of persuasion.
By Marie Staunton | Notebook, Opinion | Friday, 8 June 2012 at 4:00 am
Britain’s answer to Sarah Palin
Nadine Dorries, tory MP for Mid-Bedfordshire, is once again hitting the headlines for all the wrong reasons. This time, it’s not because of her affair with a family friend or because sheleft her ex-husband who had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in order to pursue her career ambitions.Or because of her 10-min rule bill on [...]
By Fatima Kanji | Notebook | Friday, 20 May 2011 at 5:54 pm
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