In this short film Professor Jenny Pearce argues that we need a ‘social model’ of consent to abusive sexual activity, to help us understand the various social and environmental factors that constrain young people’s capacity to provide consent.

The Research Briefing Note can be downloaded here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oyE-qE4340

Childhub

You might like..

0
125858
Online child sexual exploitation is an issue that is becoming more prevalent across the whole world. Therefore, a wide-ranging response is needed to address it. To facilitate this, ECPAT recognizes that an understanding of the different forms of…
0
7
A vast amount of scholars, experts, NGOs and legislators worldwide concur that there is a direct link between prostitution, human trafficking and sexual exploitation of women.1 In the EU, the issue has been tackled from several angles by the Member…
0
20
COVID lockdown in the world has resulted in disturbing changes in child labor, exploitation, early marriages and abuse reports. As the education system had to implement an online schooling due to the pandemic, children, especially from disadvantaged…
0
57
This announcement, from organizations for children, comes in response to several women reporting that a teacher at a private acting school sexually abused them as girls.  'Regarding the current media coverage of girls who…
0
89
This report has been prepared to review the legislative framework established to address child sexual exploitation. While it focuses largely on progress since Stockholm, it necessarily reflects on the importance of the 1989 United Nations…
0
40
The Gender Violence and Health Centre, with funding from the Oak Foundation and an anonymous donor, is studying social norms and other structural factors that might contribute to child sexual exploitation and abuse. This multi-faceted project…
0
151
While it's indisputable that children need to grow up with safe, loving families, 1.4 million children worldwide live in institutions that neglect their rights and needs (80% are non-orphans), and nearly 10 million children live in modern slavery,…
0
5
This Occasional Paper is the result of the Alliance High-level Conference on “Unprotected Work, Invisible Exploitation: Trafficking for the Purpose of Domestic Servitude” hosted by the Special Representative in Vienna on 17 and 18 June 2010 and the…
0
10
This briefing outlines the elements of an effective local response to child sexual exploitation. It suggests how local authorities and other stakeholders can tackle this abuse, and the advantages of partnership working and information sharing.…
0
91
A pilot national survey was conducted in 2018 in Scotland, analyzing public understanding of child sexual abuse. This report is a summary of findings based on over 1000 adults who took part in the survey. The research findings offer a good starting…
0
186
Research  began  in  November  2004, and the 1st  Edition  of  Child  Pornography:  Model  Legislation  & Global Review was published in April 2006, reviewing legislation in the then 184…
0
12
This guide has been designed to provide lawmakers and law enforcement authorities (both police and labour inspectors) with practical aid to understand and implement international standards on human trafficking and to take action accordingly, in…
0
145
This report by UNICEF and End Violence Against Children aims to support the further work of UNICEF, partner organizations, researchers, experts and policymakers in preventing and responding to sexual abuse and exploitation of children, taking into…
0
25
The Welsh Government issued a Consultation document on the topic of safeguarling children from sexual exploitation. The Consultation document is related to the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014, in particular part 7 of the ‘…
0
112
This report by UNICEF and End Violence Against Children aims to support the further work of UNICEF, partner organizations, researchers, experts, and policymakers in preventing and responding to sexual abuse and exploitation of children, taking into…