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Victim-centred: The Merseyside Model – Ruth Jacobs interviewed on Policing Today (Part 2)
Child trafficking survivor & advocate, David Zimmerman, speaks out about child sex abuse images on Facebook
Facebook could start by including better options for reporting violations of policy and criminal activity. There could be direct links to appropriate agencies for the range of crimes committed online, from child sexual abuse images and trafficking to cyber stalking and bullying. Facebook could employ a moderator system that allows faster detection and timely responses. There could be an active law enforcement presence...
Staying Safe: The Merseyside Model – Ruth Jacobs interviewed on Policing Today (Part 1)
The Merseyside Model Saves Lives – so why is it not being rolled out nationally? | Impolite Conversation
Not making the hate crime approach the national standard for people in prostitution is a hate crime in itself while women are being beaten, raped and murdered as the state looks the other way... If a particular policing approach was known to be achieving a 67% conviction rate for those who rape people in society in general, and yet it was only being used in one part of the country, there would be public uproar.
In the Booth with Ruth – Alex Bryce, Manager, National Ugly Mugs
[I]f every aspect of the Merseyside model was implemented throughout the UK then there would be a sea change. If every area had a specialist ISVA working with sex workers and every police force adopted the hate crime approach then I have no doubt that more sex workers would report crimes and, as a result, more dangerous offenders would be brought to justice. This would be hugely beneficial to the police, to sex workers and, of course, to the wider public.
Is it only physical violence against women that we don’t tolerate?
Originally posted on What Can I Do About It?:
(Image courtesy of http://southafrica.ihollaback.org/page/2/) I’ve been struggling to understand why hate crime against women is treated differently to hate crime against other groups. Two examples: the Sentencing Council proposed in their public consultation that gender-based hate was excluded as a culpability factor in sexual offences. And…
(Image courtesy of http://southafrica.ihollaback.org/page/2/) I’ve been struggling to understand why hate crime against women is treated differently to hate crime against other groups. Two examples: the Sentencing Council proposed in their public consultation that gender-based hate was excluded as a culpability factor in sexual offences. And…
Last Two Days of Free ‘Soul Destruction: Unforgivable’ Download on Amazon
Soul Destruction: Unforgivable exposes the harsh reality of life for many women in prostitution - the psychological and emotional effects, the isolation, addiction, despair and abuse. In the media prostitution at the level of being a call girl has been glamorized. This book shows what often lies behind the glamour...
In the Booth with Ruth – Maria, Prostitution Survivor
When I was fifteen, I went to see my friend who’d moved in with her sister. I was thrown out of the house, and found myself in Piccadilly, Manchester where I met gypsies. The police put me in this hostel. There was about one hundred and ninety women in there. I was petrified. I didn’t know what to do. I ended up losing my virginity to a lorry driver for five...
Guest blog on the Merseyside model for Coventry Women’s Voices
In the Booth with Ruth – Jayne Rogers, Community Mental Health Team Leader
I come from a perspective of working in mental health; there is a long history of women with mental health problems being violently sexually abused and forced into prostitution by pimps. The police are generally of very little help and appear to think that abuses should be managed by services operating safeguarding policies to protect the vulnerable. Of course this means that women do not receive a service...
In the Booth with Ruth – Kate, Escort
Ruth Jacobs 