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From: Brian Cuthbertson <brianc@fc.net>
Date: Sat, 12 Aug 2000 16:43:42 -0500 (CDT)
Fwd Date: Sat, 12 Aug 2000 18:18:17 -0400
Subject: UpDate: Re: John Carpenter - Apathy And The Damage Done -


 >Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2000 13:37:11 -0400
 >From: John Velez <jvif@spacelab.net>
 >Subject: Re: John Carpenter - Apathy And The Damage Done
 >To: UFO UpDates - Toronto <updates@sympatico.ca>

 ><snip>

 >Carpenter, Mack, Hopkins, Smith, Jacobs, et al do not have any
 >'review board' or regulatory agency that they are accountable
 >to. If we don't speak out on our own behalf (abductees) then
 >these kind of (admitted) abuses will not only continue unabated,
 >but they will worsen in nature as time goes by. More people will
 >be violated in this way and a few we haven't even thought of.

I'm as certain as I can be without digging thru the archives
that in a recent Updates post it was noted that Hopkins had an
oversight committee (self-imposed perhaps?) that included
psychotherapists.  And that committee had in fact commended him
on his professional approach to his work with abductees. While
that isn't a formal regulatory board, it sure sounds like the
man at least tries to offer accountability to somebody.

Also, Drs. Mack and Jacobs are affiliated with universities, to
which I'm sure they could find themselves severely accountable
if serious complaints arose about unethical behavior.

When it comes to professional reputations, I suspect peer
cognizance and pressure are nearly as effective as overt
regulation.

My 2 cents,

-Brian Cuthbertson