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Facebook data reveal the devastating real-world harms caused by the spread of misinformation

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Te Puna Haumaru @tepunahaumaru.bsky.social · 7d

📰 Check it out! Our Associate, Dr. Justin Phillips, co-authored an insightful piece for The Conversation exploring the real-world impact of online misinformation. A timely and important read—don’t miss it! 👉 theconversation.com/facebook-dat...

New research reveals misinformation’s real-world impact, including poor health outcomes, falling public trust, and significant societal harm.

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Critical Incident Recovery: Insights from a Police Reintegration Programme

Te Puna Haumaru @tepunahaumaru.bsky.social · 14d

Tadhg Daly and Patrick Neilands from the Ministry of Justice join us next month to present the latest insights from the New Zealand Crime and Victims Survey, Cycle 7 (2024),with a focus on fraud, burglary, sexual assault reporting, and violent crime. Register here 👉 tinyurl.com/4ksuff8m

Te Puna Haumaru @tepunahaumaru.bsky.social · Aug 21

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Te Puna Haumaru @tepunahaumaru.bsky.social · Aug 21

WATCH Dr Anna Sutton share research she & Prof Devon Polaschek ran on Critical Incident Recovery: Insights from a Police Reintegration Programme. With insights from 21 officers & 5 support staff they looked at how recovery differed for those who’ve completed the programme vs. those before it existed

Te Puna Haumaru @tepunahaumaru.bsky.social · Aug 6

Dr Anna Sutton joins us this month for the Te Puna Haumaru Seminar Series presenting Critical Incident Recovery: Insights from a Police Reintegration Programme Evaluation. See event poster below for more details. Register by clicking the following link 👉 tinyurl.com/23xuakcu

Identifying Controlling Behaviors in Police Reports for Intimate Partner Violence: Implications for Risk Assessment

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Apriel Jolliffe Simpson @jolliffesimpson.bsky.social · Aug 5

Prof @richard100.bsky.social presenting research on suspicious accounts contacting adolescents on social media at ARCJC 💻 @tepunahaumaru.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk @uclcrimescience.bsky.social

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Lisa Tompson @lisatompson.bsky.social · Aug 4

@jolliffesimpson.bsky.social presenting our research (and bossing it!) on understanding polyvictimisation, using boost & flag mechanism from repeat victimisation lit @tepunahaumaru.bsky.social #ARCJC

Apriel Jolliffe Simpaon presenting research on polyvictimisation at #ARCJC

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CrimRxiv @crimrxiv.com · Aug 4

Practitioners and policy makers increasingly recognize controlling behaviors as forms of intimate partner violence (IPV) and potential indicators of risk of further harm. Accordingly, several countries have criminalized coercive control—the systematic use of controlling ...

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Te Puna Haumaru @tepunahaumaru.bsky.social · Jul 31

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The Impact of AI on CSAM Offending and Deterrence Efforts

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Te Puna Haumaru @tepunahaumaru.bsky.social · Jul 31

AI is being used to generate synthetic CSAM - but it also helps law enforcement analyse data to identify victims & perpetrators with the prospect of reducing psychological harm. Watch @joelscanlan.com explore enforcement to prevention, highlighting the need for "Safety by Design" principles online.

(PDF) Identifying Controlling Behaviors in Police Reports for Intimate Partner Violence: Implications for Risk Assessment

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Apriel Jolliffe Simpson @jolliffesimpson.bsky.social · Jul 16

Just accepted! 🎉 www.researchgate.net/publication/...

We examined 1,158 New Zealand Police reports for IPV episodes to identify whether officers recorded evidence of controlling behaviors and...

PDF | Purpose Practitioners and policy makers increasingly recognize controlling behaviors as forms of intimate partner violence (IPV) and potential... | Find, read and cite all the research you need ...

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Te Puna Haumaru @tepunahaumaru.bsky.social · Jun 26

Summer Research Scholarships offer $8,000 scholarships to promising undergrads, final-year honours, and first-year master’s students. 10 weeks of full-time research during Tri C (Nov – Feb). Applications close 13 July 2025. View projects and learn more by visiting: www.waikato.ac.nz/study/schola...

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Te Puna Haumaru @tepunahaumaru.bsky.social · Jun 10

We're looking forward to welcoming @joelscanlan.com as our guest speaker for next month's Te Puna Haumaru Seminar Series. Dr Scanlan will speak on The Impact of AI on CSAM Offending and Deterrence Efforts. See poster for more details. To register, click here 👉 tinyurl.com/y548k8vf

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Te Puna Haumaru @tepunahaumaru.bsky.social · May 30

Dr L. Maaike Helmus presented a talk on 'A Comprehensive Meta-Analysis on Predictors of Domestic Violence Recidivism: The Role of Universal and Specialized Risk Factors’ as part of the Te Puna Haumaru Seminar Series. The recording is now available to view - link below 👇
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A Comprehensive Meta-Analysis on Predictors of Domestic Violence Recidivism

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‘Chaotic, sometimes dangerous places’ – why successful rehab for prisoners on remand will be hard to achieve

Te Puna Haumaru @tepunahaumaru.bsky.social · May 28

NZ Govt invest funds to deal with the growing prison population. Evidence suggests that prisons have no real effect on reoffending rates. What is needed, is offence-focused rehabilitation. Can we provide effective rehabilitation for people remanded in prison? Dr Polaschek writes for The Conversation

Nearly half of New Zealand’s prison population is on remand. But these units are not suitable for successful rehabilitation, and most people are not eligible anyway.

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Apriel Jolliffe Simpson @jolliffesimpson.bsky.social · May 26

We assume that reporting to police leads to better outcomes for victims of family and sexual violence, but is that true? 👮‍♀️ We compared wellbeing outcomes for NZ Crime & Victims Survey respondents depending on whether they reported to police & found almost no differences 🧐 hdl.handle.net/10092/108247

To report or not to report? Understanding the impacts of reporting decisions for family and sexual violence in Aotearoa New Zealand

Most victims of family violence (FV) and sexual violence (SV) do not report their criminal victimisation to police, but instead their experiences remain part of the ‘dark figure of crime’, or the pr...

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Apriel Jolliffe Simpson @jolliffesimpson.bsky.social · May 26

My energy levels have been running low as the teaching trimester nears its end, so it was nice to receive some kind words from FPSYC101 students at our last workshop today ☺️ they were such a great cohort this year! ⭐️
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Kind words from students in slido Q+A function

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Lisa Tompson @lisatompson.bsky.social · May 22

Come and get involved in our mugshot prize draw if you're at @waikatouniversity.bsky.social open day. Challenge is to look more deranged than this 👇 😆

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Te Puna Haumaru @tepunahaumaru.bsky.social · May 20

This month's seminar is open for registration! L. Maaike Helmus will join us to delve into A Comprehensive Meta-Analysis on Predictors of Domestic Violence Recidivism: The Role of Universal and Specialized Risk Factors. Register here: tinyurl.com/35v2xdkr

On Demand Bias: Technology facilitated gender based violence in the ride sharing industry

Te Puna Haumaru @tepunahaumaru.bsky.social · Apr 28

Dr Amanda Turnbull discusses how ridesharing puts women into unsafe situations where their behaviour is moderated based on ratings rather than responding to the harmful situations and has become a vehicle for the growing issue of technology-facilitated gender-based violence.

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Te Puna Haumaru @tepunahaumaru.bsky.social · Apr 22

New article! Te Puna Haumaru Honorary Research Associate Dr Julia Yesberg and colleagues have published "Going Above and Beyond: Procedural Justice, Mental Wellbeing, and Organizational Citizenship Among New Prison Officers". Read the article at the link below.

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