Victim-blaming, denial and reversal are among the tactics used by terrorists to justify their violent actions and influence audience perceptions of harm and agency, according to a new Charles Darwin ...

Why do victims sometimes receive sympathy for their suffering and at other times scorn and blame? Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/jamescridland/4984060658 In a ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Over the past week, the phrase “Kavanaugh’s accuser” has multiplied and mutated like a virus in a sci-fi story: “Second Kavanaugh ...

To the editor of the Indiana Daily Student, I am writing in support of the column, “OPINION: We deserve proper wording around sexual violence from our media,” and I wanted to share my thoughts on the ...

Professional and lay judges are not supposed to be influenced by personal values or political opinions. Despite this, the language of judgments reflects stereotypical ideas about gender and sexuality.

When victims of domestic violence speak to law enforcement, miscommunication and misunderstanding is common, even when all parties are fluent English speakers. Confronted by an authority figure who ...

A Northumbria University academic is delivering training to police forces which aims to tackle victim-blaming language during investigations. Dr Patricia Canning Pask, assistant professor in the ...