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Dr Samantha Keene

@Miss_Keene

Senior Lecturer in Criminology. Research interests include pornography, gender-based violence, strangulation, rough sex and the rough sex defence views my own

 Wellington City, New Zealand
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Joined October 2015
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New Book: *Exposed-the rise of extreme prn & how we fight back* Prn is everywhere, and what's the impact on us all? Out in may & available for pre-order now ⬇️ waterstones.com/book/exposed…
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📢 NEW OPEN ACCESS ARTICLE 📢 Can and should police tell victim-survivors ‘I believe you’ during sexual offence investigations? #sexualviolence #sexualassault #investigation #police #victims #survivors tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
Can and should police tell victim-survivors ‘I believe you’ during sexual offence investigations?

Can and should police tell victim-survivors ‘I believe you’ during sexual offence investigations?

It is well-established that victim-survivors value feeling believed when they report sexual violence, yet there is often confusion about whether police can express belief in victim-survivors’ accou...

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Another rotten apple falls from the police tree - why are we here again? Jan Jordan on the McSkimming scandal thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360883…
Another ‘rotten apple’ falls from the police tree - why are we here again?

Another ‘rotten apple’ falls from the police tree - why are we here again?

OPINION: In all quarters of life, men with power rely on their own impunity and know they can trust their mates not to dob them in.

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(2/2) The handbook will build extensively on 1st such collection I edited for @Palgrave in 2017, called "Domestic Homicides and Death Reviews: An International Perspective". To reflect the growing field, see range of topics/issues below & submit an abstract by Sept. 30, 2025.
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Amidst all the public attention towards AI & the tech industry, something not being discussed nearly enough is how they are exacerbating gender inequality & violence against women. So how can we hold them to account? We discuss w/ @McGlynnClare #NowandMen: nowandmen.net/episode/clare-…
Episode 56 of the Now and Men podcast with Clare McGlynn, Professor at Durham University Law School

ALT Episode 56 of the Now and Men podcast with Clare McGlynn, Professor at Durham University Law School

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🚨 New @ConversationEDU article published today. I explore findings from interviews with young people who described how coercive control by parents shaped their daily lives and long-term wellbeing. Many struggled to name their experiences as abuse — especially when these behaviours were normalised or dismissed by those around them. 👉🏼 Read the article via theconversation.com/i-was-ve…
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Dr Paul Bleakley@DrBleaks16 Jul 2025
Happy to share this new article in Crime, Law & Social Change led by my doctoral student Kylie McCarthy - the study explores media conceptualizations of the first investigated rape in the metaverse. Well done, Kylie! link.springer.com/article/10…

“It wasn’t a real rape”: Media response to the UK’s first investigated metaverse rape

Crime, Law and Social Change - Advancements in technology have given individuals opportunities to connect via cyberspace in ways that were not previously possible. Alongside the benefits of new...

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The UK has announced new legislation that prohibits portrayals of strangulation in pornography gov.uk/government/news/stran…
Strangulation in pornography to be made illegal

Strangulation in pornography to be made illegal

The depiction of strangulation in pornography will be banned in a move to protect women from violence, the Government has announced.

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Even with consent, there are real health risks associated with choking during sex. Some thoughts from me below 👇 newsroom.co.nz/2025/06/22/wh…
When abuse masquerades as 'rough sex'

When abuse masquerades as 'rough sex'

Opinion: Even with consent, there are real health risks associated with sexual choking.

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The pros and cons of AI chatbot-human relationships rnz.co.nz/news/national/5642…
AI chatbot relationships have 'risks and benefits', experts say

AI chatbot relationships have 'risks and benefits', experts say

"Mr Theodore Twombly, welcome to the world's first artificially intelligent operating system."

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Great commentary from ⁦@LegallyFeminist⁩ theconversation.com/resignat…
Resignation of PM’s press secretary highlights gaps in NZ law on covert recording and harassment

Resignation of PM’s press secretary highlights gaps in NZ law on covert recording and harassment

Criminal law struggles to keep up with predatory uses of the technology for ‘image-based sexual abuse’. It’s time to step back and build future-proof protections.

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Dozens of polytech staffers face losing their jobs. We need to invest in our rangatahi and that requires adequate staffing thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360698…
‘It’s insane’: Dozens of Whitireia and WelTec staffers face losing their jobs

‘It’s insane’: Dozens of Whitireia and WelTec staffers face losing their jobs

With one in five full time positions gone under the proposal, the tertiary education union warns that it will be the students who will suffer the consequences.

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Tertiary training deserves resourcing and investment not gutting and dismantling, please sign the below petition together.org.nz/save_our_pol…
SAVE OUR POLYTECHS!

SAVE OUR POLYTECHS!

Join us in building a better world

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ANZSOC@anzsoc15 May 2025
🏆⭐️📢 The 2025 ANZSOC Awards are now open! ANZSOC hosts a range of annual awards for Hons, Masters, PhD & ECRs and other academics at various stages of their career. Visit our Awards page for details on all awards, eligibility & application guidance anzsoc.org/awards/ 🏆⭐️
Awards - ANZSOC

Awards - ANZSOC

Each year, the Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology Inc (ANZSOC) confers a number of awards to recognise achievements by individuals from diverse

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Great write up below about Taylah who is graduating with a Master in Criminology from @VicUniWgtn. The MCrim is one of our newest degrees and is proving popular! Check it out wgtn.ac.nz/fhss/about/news/t…
Taylah Sharp’s Master of Criminology has her now contemplating a PhD | Te Wāhanga Aronui / Faculty...

Taylah Sharp’s Master of Criminology has her now contemplating a PhD | Te Wāhanga Aronui / Faculty...

Next week sees the first eleven students graduate with a Master of Criminology (MCRIM). Among them will be Taylah Sharp, whose Master’s research has inspired her to consider a PhD.

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Wonderful day at @VicUniWgtn graduation today celebrating our awesome humanities and social science graduates 🎓
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Billykor@korbilly12 May 2025
Nicola Willis "the system got out of whack ... Librarians were being compared with Fisheries Officers". Fisheries Officers ♂️ : no qualifications needed $61-100K Librarians♀️ : Library/information Qualification or post graduate degree $49-75k And therein lies the problem
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WomenAotearoaNZ@WeavingHouse10 May 2025
#NZ Wellington! “The union movement is holding a hui in front of Parliament on Budget Day to demand #PayEquity & share exactly what this latest decision means for workers. Union members are inviting EVERYONE to come along & add your voice to the chorus saying..” ~ @EtuUnion
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New Zealand's sexual violence rates higher than global average and Australia - study rnz.co.nz/news/national/5605…
New Zealand's sexual violence rates higher than global average, Australia's - study

New Zealand's sexual violence rates higher than global average, Australia's - study

New Zealand has rates of sexual violence against teenagers above the global average, ahead of even a badly afflicted Australia, according to new research.

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Tertiary institutions feeling impact of highest student-staff ratio since 2016 newstalkzb.co.nz/news/nation…
Tertiary institutions feeling impact of highest student-staff ratio since 2016

Tertiary institutions feeling impact of highest student-staff ratio since 2016

Tertiary institutions face the highest student-to-staff ratios since 2016, impacting staff workload. Staff numbers dropped by 1.1%, with funding not keepin

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