Craig Buckley

Comment under 'Life on the Risk List - My Time on Probation' at the @CentreMalePsych 'I am not sure of the extent to which the author will relate to this or how much it is related to probation, but here goes.... As a male domestic abuse survivor I relate to your remarks in the context of 'trauma informed' female survivors of domestic abuse (DA) working in the DA sector, who can make some dreadfully badly balanced decisions. Rather than being prepared to consider a thoroughly reasoned explanation about why a domestic abuse training course needs modification to make it a little more gender balanced, or consider a clear explanation of the reason why some of the graphics used by the Domestic Abuse Commissioner to recruit DA survivors, actively deters males, my experience is that these people tend to become quite emotionally unstable. They can even make false claims about what the man has actually said. These people seem to work in organisations that pride themselves on being "trauma informed", but any consideration that the person speaking with them might have experience of trauma seems to go straight out of the window whenever the gendered status quo of male=perpetrator, female=victim, with which they feel comfortable, is disturbed. I have had several such experiences while volunteering in the DA-related sector. No wonder most men stay very clear, because these people become very toxic, or, one might say, abusive. One of the people I have in mind had recently left the probation service for a new role in safeguarding. When a legitimate concern was raised, they became incredibly emotional, patronising and accusatory, seeking to silence the person who was raising the concerns. These people simply refuse to listen to a reasoned case and their behaviour might be aptly described as them 'throwing the dolls out of the pram' during their tantrum. I relate to the author's claim that "the whole process is a disaster for an innocent man, even after he is released from prison." and I think male domestic abuse survivors who get involved in the DA sector are treated in a manner that is to some degree comparable. They certainly don't '"hold the hand" of male domestic abuse survivors who offer to get involved. Yet another claim they make is that they understand 'vicarious trauma'. All too often, that term is used to silence those who they do not want to hear from.' @EmpowerInnocent centreformalepsychology.com/…

'Sean Bw Parker, an artist, musician and writer newly released from probation and the restriction to not talk about his conviction, then spoke of his challenge to the @ccrcupdate Working with Dr Michael Naughton of @EmpowerInnocent (ETI), they are attempting to highlight and challenge the blatant sexism that allows the @CPSUK to currently treat voluntary intoxicated men and women differently, which sees men prosecuted and convicted for otherwise willing sexual activity when intoxicated women are deemed not to be able to consent, even when that intoxication was also voluntary This is argued to be contrary to the Equality Act, the Human Rights Act and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. More than a few of the delegates had little idea that this was a possibility and were incredulous that it should be the case' Felicity @franticworry Stryjak's review of this year's @FACTukorg AGM in Birmingham empowerinnocent.wixsite.com/…

My paintings Young Women Watching A Male Stripper (2025), What Does Holding Space Look Like Going Forward? (2026), and David Lynch (2024) were recently at the A New World exhibition at the Boomer Gallery in Tower Bridge, London - with guest speaker Anthony Fawcett (Lennon and Yoko, Basquiat etc) and curator Constantin, right More paintings here: saatchiart.com/en-gb/seanbwp…