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Empowering Victims Of Sexual Abuse Throughout Their Legal Journey
Albuquerque Sexual Abuse Legal Blog
Which industries have the highest rates of sexual harassment?
Sexual harassment is not a problem that is limited to certain industries. Unfortunately, such occurrences can occur in all types of workplaces. Even though awareness of the issue has risen in recent years, unfortunately, instances of sexual harassment — most...
Just how big is child sexual abuse problem in New Mexico?
A recent in-depth national media piece addressing the nature and scope of images depicting sexually exploited and abused children references a troubling fiction concerning them that is prevalent across the United States.Namely, that is this: Many Americans believe...
Spotlight on Catholic Church “pontifical secrecy” rule
"The carnival of obscurity is over."Hopefully that will now be the case, although the results stemming from a recent Vatican announcement relevant to sex abuse reports involving clerics will only become apparent with the passage of time. The above comment, offered by...
Male-dominated law enforcement culture leaves some vulnerable
The intense camaraderie and protectiveness that law enforcement officers feel toward one another is a source of professional pride for many in the industry. However, the so-called thin blue line that officers dare not cross by getting one another in trouble can leave...
Are there evidence-based solutions to protect kids from sexual abuse?
There's lots of hand wringing and "we're trying our best, but" protestations when it comes to suggestions to better identify and ward off acts of sexual abuse toward children, of course. Tragically, after-the-fact excuses and finger pointing are all too common and...
Priests in longstanding Albuquerque church accused of sexual abuse
The Immaculate Conception Church commands a notably long historical presence in Albuquerque. The parish recently had a celebration commemorating 135 years of formal existence as a formal Jesuit community in the area.The Albuquerque Journal notes in a recent article...
African-American women face the double threat of misogyny noir
There are multiple kinds of discrimination that people can face, and some populations of people are subject to more than one kind of discrimination. Most people understand that women can face gender-based discrimination or abuse in their workplace. Quite a few others...
Fear of workplace retaliation keeps victims of harassment quiet
Women working in law enforcement, whether they patrol the roads as police officers or secure prisons as correctional officers, do great civil service as part of their daily work. They likely take a lot of pride in the job that they do while also putting their safety...
An unflagging spotlight: sexual abuse in women’s prisons
We prominently note on our website at Kennedy Kennedy Ives the sadly egalitarian nature of sexual abuse.What we mean by that are the recurring instances of abuse that routinely occur in virtually every type of venue. We underscore at our established pro-victims' law...
What remedy does the law provide for sexual abuse victims?
Avenues of legal recourse for crime victims are often widely paved and wholly satisfactory as conduits for securing justice against wrongdoers. That is, criminal perpetrators are held fully accountable for their unlawful conduct, with relevant law punishing them in a...