Help teens have sex without pregnancy

"If we are to lower the abortion rate among young women, we must accept that teenagers will have sex and offer them advice." This humble NowPublic author has been saying this for years. Newsflash: teenagers have sex! Another newsflash: teenagers aren't great at using...

Muslim woman 'abused' over dress by Christian hotelier

"A Muslim woman was asked by a Christian hotelier if she was a terrorist and a murderer because she was wearing Islamic dress, a court has been told. Ericka Tazi told Liverpool magistrates she faced a tirade of abuse from Benjamin Vogelenzang and his wife Sharon, at their...

Thieves put children in charity containers to steal clothes

"Children are being put through the hatches of recycling banks to steal second-hand clothing, according to charity officials in Lincolnshire. A recycling bank containing Oxfam donations at Morrisons' car park, in Wainfleet Road, Skegness, has been targeted five times since...

Millions of Britons unable to cope with modern life, says study

"Millions of people are unhappy, lonely and unable to cope with profound changes in the workplace, relationships and family life, according to a major study." Britons are not ready for the 21st Century, it seems. "It portrays Britain as a psychologically fragile society in...

Has Amanda Knox been demonised more than the male co-convicteds?

Feminist criminologists have been studying perceptions of female offenders for a number of years now. The data collected around this issue indicate that a woman will be demonised to a greater extent than a man for committing the same offence. For example: "With the murders...

Family Research Council: Obama plans to ‘impose homosexuality'

"Far-right Christian fundamentalist group Family Research Council has a clever idea for raising money: convince supporters that President Barack Obama will take away their Bibles and turn their kids gay."This is an interesting approach by a family-focused religious group in...

South Wales police admit failings in rape inquiry

"A police force failed to properly investigate an allegation of rape and let the victim down "by basic policing errors and lack of adequate support", an independent investigation has found."This is another in a series of stories highlighted by this author on the treatment and...

Expert view on rape: 'Victims are judged and often not believed'

"The ability of the criminal justice system to deal effectively and humanely with both rape victims, and victims with mental health problems, has been an area of persistent criticism in recent times."I think I could probably post a piece a day about this issue. Rape victims...

Rape investigations unit launched by Metropolitan Police

"The country's first dedicated rape intelligence unit has been set up within the Metropolitan police promising to identify and track down serial attackers, in response to a series of high-profile failures that left prolific sex offenders free to prey on hundreds of women."And...