Consultants as victims of bullying and undermining: a survey of Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists consultant experiences

ABSTRACT Objective: To explore incidents of bullying and undermining among obstetrics and gynaecology (O&G) consultants in the UK, to add another dimension to previous research and assist in providing a more holistic understanding of the problem in medicine. Design: Questionnaire survey. Setting: Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG). Participants: O&G consultant members/fellows of the RCOG working in the UK. Main outcome measures: Measures included a typology of 4 bullying and undermining consequences from major to coping. Results: There was a 28% (664) response rate of whom 44% (229) responded that they had been persistently bullied or undermined. Victims responded that bullying and undermining is carried out by those senior or at least close in the hierarchy. Of the 278 consultants who answered the question on ‘frequency of occurrence’, 50% stated that bullying and undermining occurs on half, or more, of all encounters with perpetrators and two-thirds reported that it had lasted more than 3 years. The reported impact on professional and personal life spans a wide spectrum from suicidal ideation, depression and sleep disturbance, and a loss of confidence. Over half reported problems that could compromise patient care. When victims were asked if the problem was being addressed, 73% of those that responded stated that it was not. Conclusions: Significant numbers of consultants in O&G in the UK are victims of bullying and undermining behaviour that puts their own health and patient care at risk. New interventions to tackle the problem, rather than its consequences, are required urgently, together with greater commitment to supporting such interventions

Consultants as victims of bullying and undermining: a survey of Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists consultant experiences

ABSTRACT Objective: To explore incidents of bullying and undermining among obstetrics and gynaecology (O&G) consultants in the UK, to add another dimension to previous research and assist in providing a more holistic understanding of the problem in medicine. Design: Questionnaire survey. Setting: Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG). Participants: O&G consultant members/fellows of the RCOG working in the UK. Main outcome measures: Measures included a typology of 4 bullying and undermining consequences from major to coping. Results: There was a 28% (664) response rate of whom 44% (229) responded that they had been persistently bullied or undermined. Victims responded that bullying and undermining is carried out by those senior or at least close in the hierarchy. Of the 278 consultants who answered the question on ‘frequency of occurrence’, 50% stated that bullying and undermining occurs on half, or more, of all encounters with perpetrators and two-thirds reported that it had lasted more than 3 years. The reported impact on professional and personal life spans a wide spectrum from suicidal ideation, depression and sleep disturbance, and a loss of confidence. Over half reported problems that could compromise patient care. When victims were asked if the problem was being addressed, 73% of those that responded stated that it was not. Conclusions: Significant numbers of consultants in O&G in the UK are victims of bullying and undermining behaviour that puts their own health and patient care at risk. New interventions to tackle the problem, rather than its consequences, are required urgently, together with greater commitment to supporting such interventions

Billions (Yes, with a B) for Prevention, Victim Services, Law Enforcement, Underserved Populations and the Courts, and Looking ahead to VAWA IV

[panelist] I feel like I have gone on a trip down memory lane. I want to take us back in time to give you an idea of what it looked like for immigrant women, women of color, and underserved communities in 1994, in terms of access to services and assistance for domestic violence and sexual assault. In those days there were very few programs-and we could probably count them on two, maybe four hands nationally-that were working specifically and had expertise working with immigrant victims, non-English-speaking victims, and women of color victims. Those programs were isolated from each other. In 1994 I was working as a family lawyer at a program I helped found-AYUDA, a legal services agency serving the immigrant community in Washington, D.C. Janet Calvo was working with battered immigrants at CUNY Law School in New York, and in San Francisco the group of attorneys working will immigrant victims included Bill Tamayo at the Asian Law Caucus and Deeana Jang at the San Francisco Neighborhood Legal Assistance Foundation. Leni Matin and Debbie Lee at the Family Violence Prevention Fund teamed up with Martha Davis at Legal Momentum to bring us all together for a meeting to plan the first national conference on immigrant and refugee women\u27s rights that was held in Berkeley, California in 1991. This conference was the first effort nationally to bring together those of us working with immigrant populations and refugee populations

Landmine Free 2025: A Shared Responsibility

Just over 20 years ago, states and civil society came together to put an end to the harm inflicted by antipersonnel mines. The result was the ground-breaking Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention in 1997. Better known as the Ottawa Treaty, it prohibited the use, stockpiling, production, and transfer of anti-personnel mines. It also created time-bound legal obligations requiring the destruction of all stockpiles, the clearance of all mined areas, and assistance for landmine victims

A First Look at the Crypto-Mining Malware Ecosystem: A Decade of Unrestricted Wealth

Illicit crypto-mining leverages resources stolen from victims to mine cryptocurrencies on behalf of criminals. While recent works have analyzed one side of this threat, i.e.: web-browser cryptojacking, only commercial reports have partially covered binary-based crypto-mining malware. In this paper, we conduct the largest measurement of crypto-mining malware to date, analyzing approximately 4.5 million malware samples (1.2 million malicious miners), over a period of twelve years from 2007 to 2019. Our analysis pipeline applies both static and dynamic analysis to extract information from the samples, such as wallet identifiers and mining pools. Together with OSINT data, this information is used to group samples into campaigns. We then analyze publicly-available payments sent to the wallets from mining-pools as a reward for mining, and estimate profits for the different campaigns. All this together is is done in a fully automated fashion, which enables us to leverage measurement-based findings of illicit crypto-mining at scale. Our profit analysis reveals campaigns with multi-million earnings, associating over 4.4% of Monero with illicit mining. We analyze the infrastructure related with the different campaigns, showing that a high proportion of this ecosystem is supported by underground economies such as Pay-Per-Install services. We also uncover novel techniques that allow criminals to run successful campaigns.Comment: A shorter version of this paper appears in the Proceedings of 19th ACM Internet Measurement Conference (IMC 2019). This is the full versio

The Role of the National Police of the Republic of Indonesia in the Application of Resorative Justice

Restorative justice is a process in which all interested parties to a particular offense meet together to resolve together to resolve together how to resolve the consequences of the violation in the interest of the future. Based on the findings in the field regarding the mechanism for handling restorative justice systematically, the mechanism for changing losses to victims in an effort to handle restorative justice cases by looking at it from the humanitarian side, namely between the two parties already understands each other and agrees with each other to finance the injuries caused to the victim and the change of losses must also be in accordance with the ability of the perpetrator, in the process of handling restorative justice cases must involve all stakeholders (all parties in society including individuals or groups who have an interest or role), this is done openly to reach an agreement between the two parties, this is done so that no one is harmed, besides that In handling the restorative justice case, the police cannot force the victim to only provide a place to conduct mediation and mediation only the village officials where both parties live, then Identify and take steps to recover losses for the victim. In addition to imprisonment that brings consequences to the families of prisoners, the current system is considered not to be a relief or cure for victims. Moreover, the legal process takes a long time. On the contrary, on the restorative model, what is emphasized is conflict resolution. The idea of Restorative Justice has also been accommodated in the draft criminal law book, namely the introduction of an alternative criminal system in the form of social work punishment and supervision punishment. So that in the end Restorative Justice pays attention at the same time to the interests of crime victims, perpetrators of crime and society. Keywords: Role, Policing, Resorative Justice DOI: 10.7176/JLPG/125-09 Publication date:October 31st 202

EVALUASI KEBIJAKAN PERDA KOTA BATAM NOMOR 5 TAHUN 2013 TENTANG PENCEGAHAN DAN PENANGANAN KORBAN PERDAGANGAN ORANG

Indonesia is the fourth largest country with a population of 295 million. As a developing country, Indonesia also has global problems. One of them is the problem of human trafficking. Human trafficking is a crime that is truly embarrassing and threatens human existence, as cultured beings we must eradicate together by building synergistic strength between various components and elements of society at all levels (local, regional, national, and global) simultaneously. In Indonesia, especially the Riau Islands Province in Batam City is a city with free trade routes. Its strategic location makes Batam City a transit city for victims of trafficking from domestic and abroad. This research was conducted so that the Batam City Government and all citizens, could play an active role in preventing and handling victims. It is hoped that researchers for the City of Batam will be free from acts of human trafficking and become safe, prosperous cities

Ohio\u27s New Rape Law: Does It Protect Complainant At the Expense of the Rights of the Accused?

WITH THE ENACTMENT of Am. Sub. S.B. 144,1 Ohio has now joined the small group of states\u27 that are revising their rape laws in measures significant enough to indicate that a trend may be underway. Ohio\u27s new law is designed to protect victims of sex offenses: it contains major provisions affecting (1) the definition of rape itself; (2) new services for victims; (3) record suppression; (4) evidence rules; and (5) sentencing for certain offenders. The new law attempts to secure complainants\u27 rights to privacy and equal protection together with defendants\u27 rights to a fair trial and due process; however, the law may after all satisfy no one completely, and some of it is almost certain to undergo vigorous constitutional attacks

An Assessment of the ICC Statute

The large number of signature States together with the current speed of ratification from various regions of the world seems to indicate the general acceptance of the treaty; many of the problems first identified have since been clarified and resolved. It seems reasonable to expect the Rome Statute to come into operation as early as next summer. While it is necessary to ensure effective criminal investigation and prosecution to counter serious human rights violations, we need also to develop additional ways and means for addressing the root causes that led to violations and impunity. Justice is important but justice alone cannot bring peace. We need both justice and peace. Criminal prosecution through courts and tribunals will not and cannot suit all situations, bring justice to all, or, still less, end all conflicts. Accountability and criminal responsibility are important and necessary. But the tribunals cannot deal adequately when massive cases are involved. Massive trials require large resources and are time-consuming, particularly when there are large numbers of defendants. In recent years, various measures of accountability have been employed for managing situations involving past serious violations of human rights. These measures include acknowledging and publicizing responsibility through truth commissions, dismissing or suspending officials connected with the abuses of the previous regimes, seizure of property and assets of the perpetrators, blocking financial sources of rogue organizations, and compensation for victims and their families. All these are intended to demonstrate that a sense of sanctions has been applied to misdeeds, though such sanctions may not be sufficient in all cases. The parties concerned must work out by themselves the best solution to suit their need

Umass September 11 Intervention

September 11 terrorist attacks not only affect the United States but also the entire international community. Hundreds perished; most of them innocent citizens from over ninety different nations. It has changed the history of America, much like Japan’s strike against Pearl Harbor. The 9/11 attacks triggered the United States’ ongoing war against terrorism, starting with Afghanistan as the first target to overthrow Taliban, changing the course of world history. The significance of the incident and severity of that traumatic loss makes a case for a memorial on the UMass campus in tribute to those victims. It is worth mentioning that a UMass community member (computer research specialist) lost his life in that event. The intention of this design is to pay a well-deserved tribute to the victims of the September 11 tragedy, together with providing information about the whole story. The statistics of the event have a visceral interpretation. All different aspects and numbers are incorporated into the design: number of the flights, number of the people killed, nationality of the victims, each have their specific place in the design pattern