I think this research shows the reality of growing up in dysfunctional homes. The researchers compared two groups: children who were raised by their biological parents and children who were raised in an institution such as an orphanage. They performed functional magnetic resonance imaging on the children and looked at differences in amygdala activity when…
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Chosen is a piece-to-camera, spoken-word documentary about three boys abused at a prep school, which was won a BAFTA award the following year. The former headmaster at the school from 1959 to 1970 has been convicted of child abuse during the timeline discussed in the film. The Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg isn’t well liked…
In English law, sentencing guidelines were changed last week by the Crown Prosecution Service to increase minimum sentences for rape and sexual assaults, raising the tariff to start at 15 years and with other factors taken into account. Despite this change, Ian Watkins was subject to the law in Wales. What connects both countries is…
