Former Wolston Park Mental Hospital patients reveal dark past of alleged abuse, beatings and shock therapy RT to support a #TruthCommission into #WolstonPark abc.net.au/news/2024-08-0…

With Harris and Walz we are about to enter apostrophe hell.

Bonjour, Montreal. Je suis ici! I'll be at #ASA24 presenting TOMORROW @ 2pm in room 513F talking about LGBTQIA+ responses to cybervictimization, such as informal prevention methods adopted & (lack of) faith in platform-based safeguarding tools. Drop by, say hi!

A few weeks out from the official launch, but look what arrived in the mail today! No Haven is officially set to be released 3 September, but pre-orders are already en route. Have you got yours yet? 👀👀👀

Hello all, I will be on the job market this cycle! I am primarily looking for TT Assistant Professor positions in Crim CJ/Sociology/Global Studies/Gender Sexuality Studies at research universities. But I’m open to other opportunities as well. #CrimTwitter #AcademicTwitter

Disturbing research raising concerns that focus on commercial exploitation of children is obscuring the parental role in production of CSAM which is often more abusive, of younger children and highly sought after Vital work by Michael Salter and Tim Wong journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/15…

Our survey on sexual deception & (un)acceptable sexual strategies will close at the end of August! Please help us hit our response target & share to your networks. Participants must be 18+ & live in the U.S. It only takes 5 minutes! LINK: nhuw.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5d…

To new and emerging academics: Be kind. Not only is it the right thing to do, it will also benefit you in the long run. #AcademicChatter #AcademicTwitter

PSA: Less than 13 days until #NoHaven is released in hard copy AND audio version. You can find it on all your major platforms, like Audible or Spotify. The first 5-minutes are up now as a sneak peak, but you can add it to your playlist now so it will be waiting for you 👌

If someone in Australia cuts down a tree on public land to improve the view from their house, the local government will install a sign to block that view again

Tracking a partner with smart tech considered stalking under changes to NSW domestic violence laws | New South Wales | The Guardian theguardian.com/australia-news…

Victimisation in the Digital Age (Ed) has been published by Routledge. This results from our 2023 Continuum of Offline/Online Harm conference, exploring the merging of online and offline worlds. Huge thanks to everyone involved routledge.com/Victimisation-…

Every child deserves to be able to explore the digital world without harm or fear. Watch the new documentary from the National Office for Child Safety & Blackfisch to better understand how we can protect our children online. childsafety.gov.au/shadows-of-the…

the kids are on tiktok romanticizing MGMT and being a college student in 2006, just thought i'd let yall know

A *lot* of missing detail at this early stage, but looks like Australia is headed in the direction of age restrictions for social media. Of course, sounds good on paper ... but not a simple path considering the ubiquity & reflexivity of technology! READ: news.com.au/technology/onl…

imagine explaining this to abraham lincoln

"... with a view to banning children from opening social media accounts" Banning children? This policy is missing the point. We don't ban children from buying alcohol, we ban businesses from selling it to them. #ChildRights #BusinessResponsibilities apnews.com/article/childr…

A TSA line that takes all of five minutes and a Dunkin line that takes at least 20? It can only be a New England airport 😂 Headed to SC for #SCJA - Palmetto country, I’m coming for YOU!

1/3 Our team has been an influential partner in a major project exploring how families of people arrested for online child sexual abuse offences, including children, can be better supported following ‘the Knock’ – the term given to describe the execution of a search warrant