Coronavirus lockdown measures may be putting older adults at greater risk of abuse
Jennifer Storey and Michaela Rogers wrote an article about how Coronavirus lockdown measures may be putting older adults at greater
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HIVE
Hub for Interdisciplinary research into Vulnerability to Exploitation
BBC 5 Live consumer segment on financial abuse
BBC 5 live consumer team with Martin Lewis discuss financial abuse – how to spot the signs and seek help
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Under-18s face ‘like’ and ‘streaks’ limits on social media
Facebook and Instagram face limits on letting under-18s “like” posts on their platforms while Snapchat could be prevented from allowing
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UK cyber-crime victims lose £190,000 a day
When Jerry Tack received an email saying the TV licence needed paying, he didn’t think twice about it. Nothing seemed
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Law Commission considering extending hate crime law to cover the elderly and others.
Hate crimes are offences motivated by prejudice against someone’s disability, race, religion, sexual orientation or transgender identity. But should other
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BBC Radio 5 live investigates – Victims of fraud
“Fraudsters scammed nearly 49000 older people in the UK last year – equivalent to six victims every hour of the
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HIVE consulation events – 10th & 11th July
HIVE has a strong belief in stakeholder participation in research and believes that you could make an invaluable contribution to
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Two new projects being launched in July
HIVE is launching two new projects! Please check our our events page to find out more about these and how
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Welcome to the HIVE
HIVE is a group of academics from Royal Holloway, University of London, who are conducting interdisciplinary research into a) improving
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