In the UK we had a system known as the Criminal Records Bureau, or CRB, for ensuring that adults working with children and vulnerable adults neither possess a criminal record nor had they changed their names to avoid disclosure to prospective employers. This system was due to be replaced by a much wider-reaching checking system…
A female survivor has started on the road to a potential American legal precedent by suing any child pornography collector found in possession of pictures of her, aged 10. Read about it at the New York Times here and since the NYT may go behind the subscription wall after a while, you can google it…
Sarah’s Law, championed and created by Sara Payne, mother of murdered eight-year-old schoolgirl Sarah Payne, is due for a review across the UK. Depending on the results of the extension to the pilot, the remit of the law could be expanded nationwide. However, every legal proposal in England and Wales will depend upon the final…
The attackers of two boys aged 9 and 11 in Northern England, who were of a similar age themselves, were jailed indefinitely with a minimum term of five years last Friday. This followed their admission to some charges to halt any further trial on attempted murder. Naturally, many think this is too low and there…
Saw this announcement over on the Pysch Central blogs and thought I would pass it along for any survivors who are familiar with the community over there: It’s a proud day for our Psych Central family. Today, we officially announced the creation of the Psych Central Community Connection, Psych Central’s new non-profit arm.What is the…
A couple of new ways, and a reminder of the other ways you can get new posts from the site without actually having to visit the site and check for new entries. Of course, you are always encouraged to come to the site and leave comments! 🙂 For the Child Abuse Survivor Blog, you can…
