Child and Woman Abuse Studies Unit

Recent publications

Interventions against child abuse and violence against women: Ethics and culture in practice and policy

Responses to violence encounter complex intersections of power relations, rights, culture and ethics. This book offers perspectives from a four-country study of interventions on domestic violence, trafficking for sexual exploitation, physical child abuse and neglect.
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Bystanders Project: Speak Up/Out Manual

The Speak Up/Out programme of lesson plans and resources intended to raise awareness of sexual harassment and sexism. For discussions with young people and with schools staff.
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Bystanders Project: Final Comparative Paper

The Comparative Paper of the implementation and evaluation of the Speak Up/Out schools programme in four countries – England, Malta, Portugal and Slovenia.
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16 Jul 2020

Short Course in Violence Against Women

This course will introduce you to research on multiple forms of violence. It will cover different types of violence against women, as well as its prevalence and consequences. This will include research on intimate partner violence, rape and sexual assault, sexual harassment, sexual exploitation, female genital mutilation (FGM) and crimes
28 May 2019

Short Course: Sexual Exploitation of Children and Young People

Due to COVID-19 this short course will be delivered virtually. This course focuses on the sexual exploitation of children and young people in the UK and global contexts. Sessions cover: definitions and framings, methodological and ethical challenges of researching sexual exploitation, evidence and prevalence, abusers and coercers, policy and legislative approaches, and promising
24 Apr 2018

Contributing to the Independent Inquiry Into Child Sexual Abuse

London Met’s Child and Woman Abuse Studies Unit has published a report looking into prior historical discussions surrounding child sexual abuse.

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This course will provide you with a comprehensive grounding in woman and child abuse studies, including theory, research, policy and practice.

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Reflecting the work of CWASU, our short courses focus on what we know about the different forms of abuse.