Trust withdraws allegations against consultant

Guarding paediatricians against allegations of assault.

Abdi Sanati ( Consultant Psychiatrist , North East London NHS Foundation Trust )

Welcome to the winter 2014 edition of the philosophy SIG newsletter, in which we have the privilege of a contribution by Dr Helen Spandler. As an expert in sociology of mental health, she has provided an insight into the work of Peter Sedgwick (pictured above). In Psychopolitics, Sedgwick predicted the use of anti-psychiatry’s rhetoric by right-wing governments’ in reducing the mental health se...

False rape allegations.

With the cooperation of the police agency of a small metropolitan community, 45 consecutive, disposed, false rape allegations covering a 9 year period were studied. These false rape allegations constitute 41% the total forcible rape cases (n = 109) reported during this period. These false allegations appear to serve three major functions for the complainants: providing an alibi, seeking revenge...

False Allegations of Rape

THERE can be little doubt that the spectre of false rape allegations has significantly influenced the development of legal doctrine and its enforcement. The fear of false allegations has been used to justify evidential rules in cases involving sexual offences such as the corroboration warning,' the retention of the marital rape immunity' and continues to influence police and prosecutorial decis...

False Allegations of Sexual Abuse

Review and Critique Almost every allegation of sexual abuse raises a question about its veracity. Although there has always been some skepticism about sexual abuse, many professionals working in this area perceive the current reaction as one of "backlash." The truth of children's allegations of sexual abuse is being challenged; the techniques of professionals working in the sexual abuse field a...