scholarly journals Developing a policy to deal with sexual assault on psychiatric in-patient wards

2009 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 108-111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tara Lawn ◽  
Elizabeth McDonald
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Sexual Harassment ◽  
Psychiatric Ward ◽  
Junior Doctors ◽  
Ward Staff ◽  
Capacity To Consent ◽  
The Media ◽  
Face Complex ◽  
Ongoing Concern

Sexual harassment and assault on psychiatric wards is an ongoing concern. A number of incidents have been reported in the media. This paper focuses on a policy drafted to deal with allegations of sexual assault or rape on an in-patient psychiatric ward. We aimed to produce a practical, easy-to-follow guide for junior doctors and ward staff who may face complex and possibly contentious issues surrounding consent, capacity to consent and police involvement.

scholarly journals #MeToo and Google Inquiries Into Sexual Violence: A Hashtag Campaign Can Sustain Information Seeking

2019 ◽  
pp. 088626051986819 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle R. Kaufman ◽  
Debangan Dey ◽  
Ciprian Crainiceanu ◽  
Mark Dredze
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Sexual Harassment ◽  
Sexual Violence ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
The United States ◽  
Study Objective ◽  
The Media ◽  
Talk Show Host ◽  
Google Search

The #MeToo Movement has brought new attention to sexual harassment and assault. While the movement originates with activist Tarana Burke, actor Alyssa Milano used the phrase on Twitter in October 2017 in response to multiple sexual harassment allegations against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein. Within 24 hours, 53,000 people tweeted comments and/or shared personal experiences of sexual violence. The study objective was to measure how information seeking via Google searches for sexual harassment and assault changed following Milano’s tweet and whether this change was sustained in spite of celebrity scandals. Weekly Google search inquiries in the United States were downloaded for the terms metoo, sexual assault, sexual harassment, sexual abuse, and rape for January 1, 2017 to July 15, 2018. Seven related news events about perpetrator accusations were considered. Results showed that searches for metoo increased dramatically after the Weinstein accusation and stayed high during subsequent accusations. A small decrease in searches followed, but the number remained very high relative to baseline (the period before the Weinstein accusation). Searches for sexual assault and sexual harassment increased substantially immediately following the Weinstein accusation, stayed high during subsequent accusations, and saw a decline after the accusation of Matt Lauer (talk show host; last event considered). We estimated a 40% to 70% reduction in searches 6 months after the Lauer accusation, though the increase in searches relative to baseline remained statistically significant. For sexual abuse and rape, the number of searches returned close to baseline by 6 months. It appears that the #MeToo movement sparked greater information seeking that was sustained beyond the associated events. Given its recent ubiquitous use in the media and public life, hashtag activism such as #MeToo can be used to draw further attention to the next steps in addressing sexual assault and harassment, moving public web inquiries from information seeking to action.

Eliminating Sexual Harassment and Abuse in Sports: Recommendations from Malaysian Perspective

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 155-155
Author(s):  
Sharifah Syahirah ◽  
Syarifah Fathynah ◽  
Bahiyah H ◽  
Habibah I ◽  
Fadilah P
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Sexual Harassment ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Gold Coast ◽  
Physical Behaviour ◽  
The Media ◽  
Commonwealth Games

Sexual harassment is identified as a gratifying problem in sport and defined it as "behaviour towards an individual or group that involves sexualized verbal, non-verbal or physical behaviour that is considered by the victim or a bystander to be unwanted or coerced". Despite the effort to combat this problem, the prevalence of sexual harassment in sports has been repetitively reported by the media. One of the shocking news was during the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast Australia whereby a team official from Mauritius has been charged with the sexual assault of a 26 year-old athlete. This article attempts to discuss issues concern on the existence of sexual harassment and abuse among Malaysian sports practitioners. There were many glaring cases of sexual harassment in sports reported in the media. Unfortunately, most of these cases end up without any redress to the victor or punishment against the perpetrator. It is deeply disturbing to realise the vicious cycles of sexual harassment report led to double victimization of the victims particularly by criticizing victims' behaviour, outfit and choice instead of focusing on the perpetrators. Hence, this article aims discuss best practices and recommendations made by various Malaysian stakeholders to prevent and eliminate these cases from repetitively occur. Keywords: Sexual Harassment, Sports, Best Practices and Recommendations

scholarly journals Associations of Relationship Experiences, Dating Violence, Sexual Harassment, and Assault With Alcohol Use Among Sexual and Gender Minority Adolescents

2021 ◽  
pp. 088626052110014
Author(s):  
W. J. Kiekens ◽  
L. Baams ◽  
J. N. Fish ◽  
R. J. Watson
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Sexual Harassment ◽  
Dating Violence ◽  
Heavy Episodic Drinking ◽  
Gender Minority ◽  
Minority Adolescents ◽  
Relationship Experiences ◽  
Sexual And Gender Minority ◽  
And Gender

Sexual and gender minority (SGM) adolescents report higher rates of dating violence victimization compared with their heterosexual and cisgender peers. Research on dating violence often neglects diversity in sexual and gender identities and is limited to experiences in relationships. Further, given that dating violence and alcohol use are comorbid, research on experiences of dating violence could provide insights into alcohol use disparities among SGM adolescents. We aimed to map patterns of relationship experiences, sexual and physical dating violence, and sexual and physical assault and explored differences in these experiences among SGM adolescents. Further, we examined how these patterns explained alcohol use. We used a U.S. non-probability national web-based survey administered to 13–17-year-old SGM adolescents ( N = 12,534). Using latent class analyses, four patterns were identified: low relationship experience, dating violence and harassment and assault (72.0%), intermediate dating experiences, sexual harassment, and assault and low levels of dating violence (13.1%), high dating experiences, dating violence, and sexual assault (8.6%), and high dating experiences, dating violence, and sexual harassment and assault (6.3%). Compared to lesbian and gay adolescents, bisexual adolescents reported more experiences with dating, dating violence, and sexual assault, whereas heterosexual adolescents reported fewer experiences with dating, dating violence, and sexual harassment and assault. Compared to cisgender boys, cisgender girls, transgender boys, and non-binary/assigned male at birth adolescents were more likely to experience dating violence inside and outside of relationship contexts. Experiences of dating, dating violence, and sexual harassment and assault were associated with both drinking frequency and heavy episodic drinking. Together, the findings emphasize the relevance of relationship experiences when studying dating violence and how dating violence and sexual harassment and assault might explain disparities in alcohol use.

Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Sexual Harassment Victimization Among Girls on an Indian Reservation: An Examination of Rates and Risk and Protective Factors

2021 ◽  
pp. 107780122110120
Author(s):  
Katie M. Edwards ◽  
Laura Siller ◽  
Damon Leader Charge ◽  
Simone Bordeaux ◽  
Leon Leader Charge
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Native American ◽  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Sexual Harassment ◽  
Dating Violence ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Indian Reservation ◽  
Middle School Girls ◽  
High School Girls ◽  
School Girls

We documented the scope and correlates of past 6-month victimization among middle and high school girls on an Indian Reservation. Participants were 102 Native American girls in Grades 6-12. Rates of all forms of past 6-month victimization were higher for high school girls compared with middle school girls. In regression analyses, binge drinking related to higher rates of sexual assault and sexual harassment. Furthermore, connection to culture related to lower rates of sexual harassment, and efficacy to resist a sexual assault was related to lower rates of sexual assault and sexual harassment.

Research Impact on “Continence”: A Scientometric Study on the Literature Output from SCOPUS

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-92
Author(s):  
P. Krishnaveni ◽  
J. Selvam
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Harassment ◽  
Research Impact ◽  
Social Scientists ◽  
Statistical Tools ◽  
Hit Rate ◽  
The Media ◽  
Scientometric Study ◽  
Ks Test

The hit rate of the media increasingly grew from day to day on sexual harassment and other crime as sex has its base.. Therefore, to assess the response of the global social scientists, a study has been conducted with the support of scientometric tools. Relevant data were downloaded from the SCOPUS on “Continence”. Hypotheses were framed and duly tested with appropriate statistical tools. The Year wise growth of publications, language wise publications, type of documents involved in the publications and top ten journals were assessed. The prediction of Lotka has been tested with KS Test. Finally, it is suggested to encourage the global social scientists to publish many more articles on the ethical background to improve the value of ethics of the society.

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