How a North East expert is helping to tackle victim-blaming in police investigations

Dr Patricia Canning Pask of Northumbria University is leading the Language Matters training for Cumbria Constabulary officers ...

Northumbria University academic to train police forces on tackling 'victim-blaming language'

Dr Patricia Canning Pask's language training has been designed to shift the focus away from victims and onto perpetrators ...
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Blaming the victims

PUTTING blame on the victim of a crime, such as physical or sexual assault, is a sordid practice as old as history itself. Rape victims are castigated for the egregious violation they suffered for ...
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Senate panel censures judges' victim-blaming

The Senate Standing Committee on Human Rights expressed grave concern on Thursday over a steep rise in gender-based violence ...