... a serious indecent assault). Half the complaints were about verbal abuse. A further third of cases included verbal and physical abuse. A minority of cases involved abuse such as stalking, indecent assault and severe bullying, which are potentially criminal offences. The harasser The harasser was the director or owner in a ... female postal workers. Of these, 130 internal investigations have been completed and 65% of the complaints were upheld. Sixty of the complaints involved allegations against a male manager. The EOC also received 22 complaints, many of which included an allegation t...

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... of sexual or physical abuse. The decision to separate one or more children from an abusive parent or parents must be weighed against the risks. The children may not understand why they are being removed from their home. Children may not realize they are being abused or neglected, ... any foster parent or institution, the risk of abuse might actually be greater than in the home of the biological parents. There are also risks to keeping children in abusive homes. The support services may not resolve the problems that led to the abuse and the child may be abused ... of the Canadian Incide...

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... spread equally throughout the population. Some groups suffer much higher rates. Factors that contribute to this are age, aboriginalty, and poverty. Police, surveys and hospital data all indicated that the risks for women below the age of 40 we much higher than for older women. The rates of domestic villences amongst aboriginal women were staggering. Based on police figures, Aboriginal women ... difficult. Unfortunately, domestic violence is the most common form of assault in Australia today, but it remains a hidden problem because it occurs within the privacy of the home and those invol...

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