Institutional Cowardice: Grooming Gangs and False Allegations
Patrick O'Loan draws a parallel between the grooming gang scandal and the handling of false allegations: in both, institutions feared activist backlash more than injustice.
27 May 2026
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What if the police and prosecution were told to ‘believe all victims of false allegations’?
A Bristol criminologist inverts the instruction: if police and prosecutors had to believe every claimed victim of a false allegation, would they accept it?
22 January 2024
Unproven Sexual Assault Allegations: Creating Celebrities While Destroying Lives
How unproven sexual assault allegations can create celebrities out of accusers while destroying the lives of the accused.
10 January 2023