Hebephilia flunks Frye test

Photo credit: NY Law Journal In a strongly worded rejection of hebephilia, a New York judge has ruled that the controversial diagnosis cann...

The Trauma Myth, Revisited

The Trauma Myth may be one of the most misunderstood books of the past decade. Based on its regrettable title, pedophiles erroneously belie...

How locking kids in solitary confinement became normal

I remember the first time I ever saw a child locked up in a men's prison. I was walking down the corridor of a maximum-security prison,...

Federal judge calls Minnesota civil commitment program “draconian”

State lawmakers remain in paralysis as judge threatens action This is one in a series of on-the-ground reports from clinician Jon Brandt of...

RadioLab explores criminal culpability and the brain

Debate: Moral justice versus risk forecasting After Kevin had brain surgery for his epilepsy, he developed an uncontrollable urge to downloa...

Militarization: When the extraordinary becomes ordinary

In line with the human rights theme of this year's Blog Action Day (it's exciting to be coordinating with 2,000+ other bloggers fro...