Horses and Corpses

Screw Consent ◽  
2019 ◽  
pp. 117-134
Author(s):  
Joseph J. Fischel
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Child Sexual Abuse ◽  
Young Children ◽  
The State ◽  
Human Relations ◽  
Final Point ◽  
Men I

In the state of Washington, in the early 2000s, several men regularly convened together to be penetrated by horses. Around the same time, three men in Michigan tried to exhume a woman’s corpse so one of the men could penetrate it. I consider these strange scenarios to puncture the good liberal’s posture. The good liberal defaults to consent: sex with horses must be wrong because horses cannot consent and sex with human corpses must be wrong because corpses cannot consent. But consent is startlingly inapposite. Horses and corpses are not the kinds of things to which a consent inquiry reasonably applies because consent is a human construct for governing human relations. These meditations lead to unsettling conclusions about child sexual abuse. The modern notion of the “child” presupposes adult superintendence because children are creatures incapable of consent. But then why should it matter that children cannot consent to sex? Sex between adults and young children is wrong, but not primarily because of the lack of consent. The final point of the chapter is about men. I surmise that what these men sought in sex was not gendered dominance but a break from the strictures of gendered dominance.

Young children: the visibility paradox

2020 ◽  
pp. 87-112
Author(s):  
Corinne May-Chahal ◽  
Emma Kelly
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Child Sexual Abuse ◽  
Young Children ◽  
Sexual Violence ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Image Databases ◽  
The Past ◽  
Traditional Sense ◽  
The Subject

This chapter reviews what is known about child sexual abuse media, with a particular focus on the abuse of young children (those under the age of 10). Young children are seldom the subject of research on sexual violence, yet the online-facilitated sexual abuse of these children is known to exist. In the past, child sexual abuse has been described as a hidden phenomenon that is made visible through a child's disclosure or evidence in and on their bodies. Online child sexual victimisation (OCSV) experienced by young children is still hidden in this traditional sense but at the same time highly visible through images that are both detached from the child yet traumatically attached through their creation and continued circulation throughout childhood. Indeed, most of what can be known about OCSV and younger children is through analyses of images harvested online and analyses of law enforcement and non-governmental organisation (NGO) image databases. These sources suggest that OCSV involving young children is different from that experienced by those who are older. It more often involves parents, carers, and family members; it is legally and developmentally impossible for children to consent to it; and images and videos of the abuse are more likely to be trafficked.

Preventing Child Sexual Abuse: Body Safety Training for Young Children in Turkey

2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 347-364 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gulseren Citak Tunc ◽  
Gulay Gorak ◽  
Nurcan Ozyazicioglu ◽  
Bedriye Ak ◽  
Ozlem Isil ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Child Sexual Abuse ◽  
Young Children ◽  
Safety Training

School counsellors' knowledge of the nature of child sexual abuse and proceedures and laws

2000 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juliette D. G. Goldman ◽  
Usha K. Padayachi
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Child Sexual Abuse ◽  
State Department ◽  
The State ◽  
Department Of Education ◽  
General Knowledge ◽  
School Counsellors ◽  
Formal Procedure ◽  
The Law ◽  
State Department Of Education

All school counsellors employed by the State Department of Education in Queensland, Australia, were sent a questionnaire asking about their understanding of child sexual abuse, and their familiarity with procedures and current laws. Results from the 122 respondents (52 males and 70 females), show that they have diverse knowledge of child sexual abuse. There was uncertainty among them as to whether their school had a formal procedure for reporting cases. Most school counsellors have a general knowledge of the laws in Queensland on reporting suspected cases of abuse, but only a minority of them know what the laws require them to do. When asked to describe the laws in Queensland, counsellors who indicated they knew about the law, then described four differing laws. In terms of knowledge of child sexual abuse, females made more accurate statements about sexual abuse than males. Training does contribute to improving counsellors' knowledge of child sexual abuse.

Transgenerational Trauma and Child Sexual Abuse: Reconceptualizing Cases Involving Young Survivors of CSA

2008 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kimberly Frazier ◽  
Cirecie West-Olatunji ◽  
Shirley St. Juste ◽  
Rachael Goodman
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Child Sexual Abuse ◽  
Young Children ◽  
Primary Caregivers ◽  
Mental Health Counselors ◽  
Transgenerational Trauma ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
Client Population ◽  
Young Survivors

While current research on child sexual abuse (CSA) has delineated the immediate and long-term effects of sexual trauma, little has been written about intergenerational influences on the presence and etiology of CSA among young children. Dass-Brailsford (2007) defined transgenerational trauma as trauma that has been passed down from one generation to another, either directly or indirectly. In this paper the authors review the literature on CSA, the influence of primary caregivers, and transgenerational trauma, followed by a case illustration. Specific interventions are pointed out to offer mental health counselors innovative tools for ameliorating the effects of transgenerational trauma with this client population. The authors also highlight effective clinical programs on CSA among young children that acknowledge the influence of intergenerational trauma.

scholarly journals Conceal or Reveal? The Role of Law in Black Collar Crime (2007) Vol 1 Art 4

2007 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Lesley Townsley
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Child Sexual Abuse ◽  
The State ◽  
Freedom Of Religion ◽  
Secular Society ◽  
The Way

This article reconsiders the way in which the State deals with the suppression or concealment of crimes, particularly child sexual abuse, by members of institutions such as churches. There are legal mechanisms available to bring such prosecutions and yet they are not being utilized. This article critically analyses the exemption from prosecution for concealing a serious indictable offence, by members of the clergy under section 316 (4) of the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW); and that section’s relationship to the religious confession privilege under section 217 of the Evidence Act 1995 (NSW). The article deconstructs the three major justifications underpinning the legislative provisions. These justifications overlap, but can be isolated under the following headings: history, freedom of religion, and spiritual considerations. I argue that interpretation of section 316 (4) of the Crimes Act 1900 should, at a minimum, be confined to the scope of the religious confession privilege in section 217 of the Evidence Act 1995. Further, I argue that the justifications underpinning the legislative scheme and the assumptions they are based on are untenable in a secular society.

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